Kakuryu promoted to sumo's 2nd-highest rank

Kakuryu promoted to sumo's 2nd-highest rank

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian wrestler Kakuryu (far L) and his stablemaster Izutsu (2nd from L) exchange bows with messengers from the Japan Sumo Association in a ceremony in Osaka on March 28, 2012. The 26-year-old, whose real name is Mangaljalav Anand, received a formal notice that he is to be promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki.

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