Within the last decade, here in Bulgaria sumo has two sides:
1. The bright side:
We had a really strong athlete - Kaloyan Mahlyanov aka Kotooshu - won several tournaments and being close to the Number 1 place for several years :top:
Last year he retired, and this year founded a sumo school, not bad
Another Bulgarian sumo athlete still competes - Daniel Ivanov aka Aoiyama, positive result in the last sumo tournament!
2. The Dark side:
The former President of Bulgarian Sumo Federation found guilty for organized crime - managing group of killers to execute side orders for target victims