FILE PHOTO: Sumo grand champion Takanohana speaks during a news conference at Kokugikan national sumo stadium in Tokyo January 20, 2003. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa/File Photo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Former sumo wrestler Takanohana, who held the top rank of 'yokozuna', handed his resignation to the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) on Tuesday, according to local media, in the latest twist in a scandal that rocked the sport last year.
Takanohana failed to report that a wrestler he coached named Takanoiwa had been beaten by grand champion Harumafuji, who was forced to retire last November after taking responsibility for injuring the junior wrestler.
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