Sumo applicant

TOKYO, Japan - Stablemaster and former yokozuna Takanohana (R) measures the height of a Nippon Sport Science University senior at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium on March 5, 2011. Sumo drew the fewest new recruits ever in light of a match fixing scandal as the Japan Sumo Association tested just 36 applicants the same day.

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