on this day: 1988

["Rowan Klein" <rowanchan@hotmail.com>]

Mainichi Daily News, Tuesday 5th April 1988

Hawaiian Rowan To Be 'Taro Akebono'

   Eighteen year old novice Hawaiian sumo wrestlers Chad Haaho Rowan, known 
as Daiki in his "maezumo" (preliminary) bouts in the March tournament, will 
change his sumo name to Taro Akebono starting in the May summer tournament.
   Rowan, who is the tallest sumo wrestler at 200 centimeters and weighs 
160 kilograms, will be ranked in the jonokuchi division, sumo's lowest 
category, in the summer tourney, which will begin May 8 at the Ryogoku Sumo 
Arena.



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