Sumo: Yokozuna Hoshoryu, other wrestlers depart for Paris exhibition

Sumo grand champion Hoshoryu and other top wrestlers departed Tokyo's Haneda airport Tuesday for Paris, where they will showcase Japan's ancient sport in a two-day exhibition tournament at the weekend.Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku and ozeki wrestler Kirishima were also among the traveling party flying out for the first overseas meet since last October's London event.Speaking to reporters before boarding his flight, Hoshoryu expressed his sense of duty as an ambassador for the sport."I want to show what sumo is all about," the yokozuna said. "I will do my best."The 27-year-old nephew o…READ FULL ARTICLE