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[ 17 May 2011 | No Comment ]
Asashoryu-L.A.-8-Jun-08-web

Here’s the sumo trivia you’ve been waiting to read: Who is the greatest Yokozuna in modern sumo history and from what country does he hail?
Dolgorsürengiin Dagvadorj, a Mongolian by birth, has been nothing if not controversial during his sumo career in Japan. The Yokozuna’s sometimes outlandish behavior made him an international celebrity, but also put him in the cross-hairs of the Japanese media. Some of the tension felt with Dagvadorj – who is widely known by his Japanese name Asahoryu …