Sumo legend Taiho dies

Sumo legend Taiho dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan in October 2009 shows former yokozuna Taiho. Taiho, whose 32 tournament championships are the most in sumo history, died of heart disease at the age of 72 on Jan. 19, 2013.

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