Former sumo champion Akebono dies at 54
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First foreign-born sumo grand champion dies aged 54
TOKYO: Akebono, a Hawaiian who was the first foreign-born sumo wrestler to become a grand champion, has died aged 54, US officials and Japanese media said Thursday.Born Chad Rowan in 1969, Akebono was among the most successful sumo wrestlers of the 1990s.He reached the sport's highest rank of yokozuna, or grand champion, in 1993 and became a Japanese citizen in 1996.Akebono won 11 tournaments before retiring as a wrestler in 2001 to train younger fighters.He died in early April after heart...
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First foreign-born sumo grand champion Akebono dies at 54
Akebono, the first foreign-born sumo wrestler to become a grand champion, has died aged 54, U.S. officials and Japanese media said Thursday. Born Chad Rowan in Hawaii in 1969, Akebono was among the most successful sumo wrestlers of the 1990s. Akebono was named the 64th yokozuna, or grand champion, in