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Georgian sumo wrestler Tochinoshin receives Order of Honour

Gorgadze, known in the sumo community as Tochinoshin, has been awarded for promoting Georgia abroad. Photo from Tochinoshin's Twitter page

Agenda.ge, 25 Feb 2018 - 15:51, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has awarded Georgian wrestler Levan Gorgadze with the prestigious Order of Honour.

Gorgadze, known in the sumo community as Tochinoshin, has been awarded for promoting Georgia abroad.

Proud to award professional Sumo wrestler Levan Gorgadze @tochinoshin with the medal of honor. pic.twitter.com/O4CbUoHl76
— President Of Georgia (@MargvelashviliG) February 24, 2018

Gorgadze has claimed the champion’s title of the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament in January, becoming the first Georgian athlete to win the Emperor’s Cup.

Tochinoshin has competed in 71 professional sumo tournaments since 2006. He has won three Juryo Division Championships and two Makushita Division Championships.

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