Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

SHIME, Japan - Chinese sumo wrestler Sokokurai of the Arashio stable is held aloft by fellow wrestlers near the stable's temporary lodging in Shime, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. The 25-year-old, who hails from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is the second Chinese wrestler to fight in the second-tier juryo division, following Osaka-born Chinese national Kiyonohana in the 1970s.

Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

ONOJO, Japan - Chinese sumo wrestler Sokokurai of the Arashio stable smiles during a news conference in Shime, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. After posting a 5-2 mark in the third-tier makushita division of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, the 25-year-old became the second Chinese wrestler to fight in the second-tier juryo division, following Osaka-born Chinese national Kiyonohana in the 1970s.

(CORRECTED) Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

(CORRECTED) Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

SHIME, Japan - Chinese sumo wrestler Sokokurai of the Arashio stable is held aloft by fellow wrestlers near the stable's temporary lodging in Shime, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. The 25-year-old, who hails from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is the second Chinese wrestler to fight in the second-tier juryo division, following Osaka-born Chinese national Kiyonohana in the 1970s. (Kyodo)

(CORRECTED) Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

(CORRECTED) Sokokurai becomes 2nd Chinese sumo wrestler

ONOJO, Japan - Chinese sumo wrestler Sokokurai smiles during a news conference at the Arashio stable in Fukuoka Prefecture on Dec. 2, 2009. After posting a 5-2 mark in the third-tier makushita division of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, the 25-year old became the second Chinese wrestler to fight in the second-tier juryo division, following Osaka-born Chinese national Kiyonohana in the 1970s. (Kyodo)