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Stara Planina for Kotooshu

Fri, Aug 07 2009 09:41 CET

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Stara Planina for Kotooshu

Photo: Georgi Hoshouharov

Stara Planina for Kotooshu

Kotooshu, left, and fiancee Asako Ando

Photo: Georgi Kozhuoharov

President Georgi Purvanov conferred the Stara Planina, first class, on Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kaloyan Mahlyanov, who competes under the name Kotooshu, for his extraordinary contribution to the development of Bulgarian-Japanese relations.

Kotooshu is the first European to reach the ozeki (champion) rank in the sport. "I hope the day when we greet him as yokozuna is not too far off, because he deserves it," Purvanov said.

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