Japanese police have searched a sumo training facility, known as a stable, in search of more evidence on a widespread gambling scandal that his hit the country's ancient sport.
Police searched the Onomatsu stable on Wednesday, Kyodo News agency reported. The stable was the training base of a 34-year-old wrestler who admitted to gambling on professional baseball.
The gambling scandal involves dozens of sumo's top wrestlers and coaches who allegedly wagered as much as $50,000 dollars on baseball with gangsters reportedly acting as go-betweens.
The Japan Sumo Association on Sunday banned senior wrestler Kotomitsuki and his coach, Otake, after the two revealed they had gambled on baseball.
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