Sumo wrestler uses a ladle as weapon

by jessica.lam | May 30, 2008 at 09:21 am

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Be careful of ladle wielding sumo wrestlers! It seems as if this blunt, almost-hollow cooking utensil has been favoured by Toyozakura, a vetran sumo wrestler who used it as a whipping stick on an 18 year old apprentice. Good to know there are no ladles lying around the ring.

assault left the 18-year-old victimbleeding and needing eight stitches, will take a 30 percent paycut for three months, Japanese sumo officials said on Thursday.

The same punishment was meted out to gym chief Magaki forbeating a junior wrestler with a bamboo sword in the latest in aseries of incidents that has tarnished sumo's image.

Toyozakura, 34, apologized after admitting he used a ladle to hit the apprentice on the head.