Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Wednesday searched sumo training facilities, or stables, as they continue to gather evidence on a widespread gambling scandal that has tarnished Japan’s national sport.
Police searched the Onomatsu stable in Chiba prefecture — the training base of 34-year-old wrestler Ozeki Kotomitsuki who admitted to illegally gambling on professional baseball games — and the Tokitsukaze stable in Tokyo.
The scandal has rocked sumo wrestling in Japan, where national identity is closely linked to the sport and where …