Tochinoshin to ask Georgian president to build a sumo ring in his homeland english.kyodonews.net

Sumo wrestler Tochinoshin, who was recently promoted to the sport's second-highest rank, said Sunday he plans to ask Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili to build a sumo ring in his homeland.

The 30-year-old, who won the 15-day January Grand Sumo Tournament this year, expressed his intention to ask the president in person when he returns to Georgia for the first time in a year.

"We don't have a ring made of earth in Georgia yet," Tochinoshin said, while attending a party in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. "I want to talk about many things with him."