Sumo: Baruto honored in native Estonia

TALLINN, Estonia - Estonian Ozeki Baruto (L) receives an award from Estonian President Toomas Ilvez in Tallinn on May 30, 2012. Baruto, whose real name is Kaido Hoovelson, was presented with the Order of the White Star, third class in a ceremony attended by Japan's Ambassador to Estonia Hideaki Hoshi. The award is in recognition of services to the Estonian state.

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