(CNN)A 28-year-old Japanese sumo wrestler has died from health complications after contracting coronavirus, the first in the sport to fall victim to Covid-19.
Shobushi, whose real name was Kiyotaka Suetake, died from multiple organ failure after a bout of pneumonia, the Japan's Sumo Association (JSA) announced.
The wrestler first developed a fever on April 4 but struggled to get treatment at hospital because of a deluge of similar complaints from other potential patients.
After being turned away by a few hospitals, Shobushi was only admitted to hospital on April 8.
He had been in intensive care since April 19, but his condition deteriorated, and he passed away on Wednesday.
"He fought tenaciously against the disease, enduring the pain and suffering for more than a month like a sumo wrestler," said Japan's Sumo Association in a statement on Wednesday.
"We hope he will rest in peace now. We are very grateful to everyone in the medical institutes who treated him with utmost care."
Shobushi made his professional debut in 2007, and reached the No. 11 rank in the Sandanme Division.
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