2000 in sumo
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The following are the events in professional sumo during 2000.
Kaio won his first yusho and promotion to ozeki in 2000.
Akebono Tarō
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Akebono Tarō was an American-born Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining sumo in Japan in 1988, he was trained by the pioneering Hawaiian wrestle
2000 in sumo
…The sumo world has to deal with several allegations of match-fixing - Hawaiian former wrestler Takamio tells the Shukan Post that he helped yokozuna Akebono fix matches, ex-komusubi Itai makes similar allegations in a series of articles, and Shikinohana says current members of the Sumo Association's hierarchy…
Akebono in 2001
Sumo Akebono
Original tegata (handprint and signature) of sumo wrestler yokozuna Akebono
Akebono (left) and his mentor, Keiji Mutoh