Mongolian paper reports sumo cancellation

Mongolian paper reports sumo cancellation

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - A Mongolian newspaper dated Feb. 7, 2011, reports the cancellation of Japan's Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March. The Japan Sumo Association has decided to cancel the tournament in the wake of a match-fixing scandal. Mongolia is home to grand champion Hakuho and many other sumo wrestlers in Japan.

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