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Following a rash of sumo marijuana scandals, the head of the Japan Sumo Association has turned in his mawashi.

Announcing his resignation following an emergency meeting, Mr Toshimitsu said: ” I have troubled the Sumo Association and its fans so I have resigned. I must reflect deeply by myself.”

The ancient sport, which dates back 2,000 years, has long required its wrestlers to adhere to a strict moral code and lead an ascetic life of abstinence and hard training.

The drug scandal first came to light last month when a Russian wrestler known as Wakanoho was arrested for possession of marijuana, prompting the association to take the unprecedented step of expelling him.

In order to restore public faith in the troubled sport, sumo chiefs ordered random drug tests for the first time in its history among the nation’s 69 top ranking wrestlers.