Baruto Drops to Third Place in Sumo
Estonian Kaido Höövelson, better known as Baruto, has slipped one rung in the latest sumo rankings list, landing at third place in the sport.
Hakuho, who occupies sumo's top position of yokozuna, retains the number one spot, followed by Harumafuji, who has now edged out Baruto as first East division ozeki, sport.err.ee reported.
Baruto's hopes to attain the rank of yokozuna were crushed by three defeats he took at the Haru-basho grand tournament in March.
The next grand tournament, the Tokyo Basho, begins May 6.
Steve Roman