Rikidozan's kin wins judo practice match in Pyongyang

Rikidozan's kin wins judo practice match in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese professional wrestler-turned-politician Antonio Inoki congratulates Yu Il Hun after the 14-year-old North Korean boy won a judo practice match at a pro wrestling promotion event in Pyongyang in August 2014. Yu's grandmother Kim Yong Suk is known in North Korea as the daughter of Rikidozan, a Korean-born wrestler regarded as the father of Japanese pro wrestling.

Kenya's Ruto sworn in as fifth president

STORY: Kenya's Ruto sworn in as fifth president DATELINE: Sept. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:20 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kasarani stadium 2. various of William Ruto taking oath 3. various of the inauguration ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 5. various of dignitaries attending the ceremony STORYLINE: Kenya's newly elected President William Ruto was sworn in as the country's fifth president at a ceremony in the capital, Nairobi on Tuesday. Ruto took the oath of office in a peaceful handover ceremony attended by 20 African leaders including global dignitaries after a tightly contested election. Ruto, born in 1966, won the August 9 elections, beating veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga narrowly in a presidential election that was later confirmed by the country's Supreme Court. Uhuru Kenyatta, the outgoing president, handed over instruments of power to Ruto amid tight security in and around the venue. President William Ruto said his "immedi

Rikidozan's kin wins judo practice match in Pyongyang

Rikidozan's kin wins judo practice match in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese professional wrestler-turned-politician Antonio Inoki congratulates Yu Il Hun after the 14-year-old North Korean boy won a judo practice match at a pro wrestling promotion event in Pyongyang in August 2014. Yu's grandmother Kim Yong Suk is known in North Korea as the daughter of Rikidozan, a Korean-born wrestler regarded as the father of Japanese pro wrestling. (Kyodo)