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Thursday, 22 November 2007 |
 Mongolian Sumo Grand Champion,
Asashoryu, is reportedly to travel from Mongolia to Japan on November
30. This will be the first time he has returned to Japan since the controversy
resulting in his being temporarily suspended from sumo wrestling.
Asashoryu, 27, will participate
in the New Year’s sumo tournament in January, according to a spokeswoman
for the Japan Sumo Association.
"We had aimed at November
26 but he couldn't make it then because of his visa situation,"
stable master Takasago told the Kyodo news agency.
Asashoryu plans on holding
a news conference the day he returns to Japan, after first meeting sumo
elders, Kyodo reported.
Asashoryu became the first
Sumo Grand Champion to be suspended following a controversy this past
August. Claiming medical problems, Asashoryu did not participate in
summer Sumo tournaments. However, while supposed to be recovering in
Mongolia, he was seen participating in a soccer game.
Following an investigation,
the Japan Sumo Association suspended Asashoryu from wrestling in two
tournaments.
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