3 sumo executives to resign for proteges' match fixing

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows (from L) stablemasters Kitanoumi, Kokonoe and Michinoku who will step down from the Japan Sumo Association board as a special investigative panel ruled that their proteges have been involved in match fixing. Kitanoumi is former yokozuna Kitanoumi, Kokonoe is former yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Michinoku is former ozeki Kirishima.

Sample
PDF Preview

Product Code
ILEA001158138

Registered date
2011/3/31 00:00:00

Credit
Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

Media source
2011 Kyodo News

Media size
1723 × 898 pixel

Resolution
240 dpi

Deployment size
321.24(KB)*

Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

Football greats in Japan

Football legends from around the world, including former Spain great David Silva (far L, front row), pose for a photo following "Diamond Cup of Legend," an exhibition match against players of Japan's top-tier J-League, on Nov. 27, 2024, at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

Football greats in Japan

Football legends from around the world, including former Spain great David Silva (far L, front row) and Brazil's Kaka (3rd from L, front row), pose for a photo following "Diamond Cup of Legend," an exhibition match against former players of Japan's top-tier J-League, on Nov. 27, 2024, at Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

Sumo: Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Kotozakura receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2024. (Pool photo)

Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82

Yokozuna Kitanofuji forces fellow yokozuna Tamanoumi out of the ring in Tokyo in May 1971, winning the summer grand tournament without losing a single match. The 10-time grand sumo tournament champion, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa and who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82, according to media.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe in Tokyo

(from L) Japan Association of Athletics Federations President Mitsugi Ogata, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and World Athletics President Sebastian Coe pose for a photo in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2024.

Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (L), accompanied by his stablemaster Nishonoseki, holds a press conference at his stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2024, after accepting his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at a ceremony in the eastern Japan town. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (2nd from L) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2024. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (L) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2024. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

Sumo: Summer tournament

Komusubi Onosato receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on its final day on May 26, 2024, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Pool photo)

Boxing: Inoue and Nery ahead of 4-belt super bantamweight title match

Japan's Naoya Inoue (L) and Mexico's Luis Nery pose for a photo after weighing in at a hotel in Tokyo on May 5, 2024, on the eve of their four-belt super bantamweight boxing title match.