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Sumo: Former ozeki Tochinoshin

Former ozeki-ranked sumo wrestler Tochinoshin, whose real name is Levan Gorgadze, poses for a photo at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2023. Seen on the left is a poster of his retirement ceremony to be held on Feb. 4, 2024.

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Rugby World Cup - Australia v Georgia

Marika Kokoibete of Australia and Beka Gorgadze of Georgia during the Rugby World Cup match between Australia and Georgia at Stade de France on September 9, 2023 in Paris, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby World Cup - Australia v Georgia

Beka Gorgadze of Georgia during the Rugby World Cup match between Australia and Georgia at Stade de France on September 9, 2023 in Paris, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby World Cup - Australia v Georgia

Beka Gorgadze of Georgia during the Rugby World Cup match between Australia and Georgia at Stade de France on September 9, 2023 in Paris, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby World Cup - Australia v Georgia

Beka Gorgadze of Georgia during the Rugby World Cup match between Australia and Georgia at Stade de France on September 9, 2023 in Paris, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby World Cup - Australia v Georgia

Beka Gorgadze of Georgia during the Rugby World Cup match between Australia and Georgia at Stade de France on September 9, 2023 in Paris, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby World Cup - Australia v Georgia

Beka Gorgadze of Georgia try to protect the ball against Fraser McReight and Marika Koroibete of Australia during the Rugby World Cup match between Australia and Georgia at Stade de France on September 9, 2023 in Saint-Denis, a Paris suburb, France. Photo by Baptiste Pequot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby World Cup - Australia v Georgia

Beka Gorgadze of Georgia and Marika Koroibete of Australia during the Rugby World Cup match between Australia and Georgia at Stade de France on September 9, 2023 in Saint-Denis, a Paris suburb, France. Photo by Baptiste Pequot/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rugby World Cup - Australia v Georgia

Beta Gorgadze during the France 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Australia and Georgia at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, France on September 9, 2023. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sumo: Georgian former ozeki Tochinoshin retires

Georgian sumo wrestler Tochinoshin speaks to the press in Tokyo on May 19, 2023, as he announces his retirement. The wrestler, whose real name is Levan Gorgadze, competed at the traditional Japanese sport's second-highest rank of ozeki.

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Rugby World Cup in Japan: Australia v Georgia

Beka Gorgadze (bottom) of Georgia tackles Taniela Tupou of Australia during the second half of a Rugby World Cup Pool D match in Fukuroi, central Japan, on Oct. 11, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mother of Georgian sumo wrestler Tochinoshin

Photo taken in Dzegvi, Georgia, on May 30, 2018, shows Nunu Gorgadze, mother of Georgian sumo wrestler Tochinoshin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Georgian Tochinoshin meets ozeki promotion criteria

Sekiwake Tochinoshin (Back) beats his longtime nemesis Hakuho on Day 12 of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 24, 2018. With the victory, the 31-year-old Georgian, whose real name is Levan Gorgadze, has all but guaranteed his promotion to ozeki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Georgian Tochinoshin meets ozeki promotion criteria

Sekiwake Tochinoshin is photographed in a dressing room after beating his longtime nemesis Hakuho on Day 12 of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 24, 2018. With the victory, the 31-year-old Georgian, whose real name is Levan Gorgadze, has all but guaranteed his promotion to ozeki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Georgian Tochinoshin meets ozeki promotion criteria

Sekiwake Tochinoshin (R) beats his longtime nemesis Hakuho on Day 12 of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 24, 2018. With the victory, the 31-year-old Georgian, whose real name is Levan Gorgadze, has all but guaranteed his promotion to ozeki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo