Japan mourned the death of legendary sumo wrestler Chiyonofuji on Monday, a day after the 31-time tournament champion succumbed to pancreatic cancer in a Tokyo hospital at the age of 61. The muscular wrestler, who ran the Kokonoe stable, is third on the all-time list for the most championship wins behind Hakuho (37) and Taiho (32) respectively. Chiyonofuji was promoted to the ancient sport’s highest rank of yokozuna after the Nagoya tournament of 1981 and retired following the 1991 summer tournament after racking up 1,045 career victories.
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Sumo-Tributes pour in for Chiyonofuji following wrestler’s death
