Sumo: Wakamotoharu, Abi mingle with Paris schoolchildren before tournament

PARIS - Sumo wrestlers Wakamotoharu and Abi visited a local elementary school and mingled with children in Paris on Friday, a day before the opening of a two-day exhibition tournament in the French capital.

Wakamotoharu, who formerly held sumo's third-highest rank of sekiwake, was hugged by one of the children as he was leaving. With a smile, he said, "It was a lot of fun. We don't really have a custom of hugging, so I was happy."