Sumo chief sorry over women row

TOKYO - The head of Japan's sumo association has apologized after women attempting to perform CPR during a medical emergency on Wednesday were repeatedly asked to leave a sumo ring.

At least two women rushed into the ring in Maizuru, northwest of Kyoto, after a local mayor collapsed while giving a speech.

But as the women attempted to help the mayor, multiple announcements were made over loudspeakers asking them to leave the ring, city official Noriko Miwa said.