Stablemasters in the Japan Sumo Association refereeing department, “yobidashi” callers and others attend a first aid training course at the foot of the dohyo at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 7. (Provided by the Japan Sumo Association)
In the rough-and-tumble world of sumo, rikishi have been unable to get up on their own power after hitting their heads during recent bouts and even have suffered serious injuries.
That prompted the Japan Sumo Association to hold a closed-door first aid training course at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan for a wrestler in the event of an injury in the dohyo.
Kasugano, a JSA director and head of the association’s security headquarters, said he plans to organize more sessions in the future.
Yokozuna Hakuho on the first day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan on March 14 (Tsubasa Setoguchi)
Yokozuna Hakuho pulled out of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on March 16 with a serious knee injury that will require surgery, after winning his first two bouts.
Stablemaster Miyagino reported that Hakuho s doctor said the wrestler requires surgery on the joint in his injured right knee, a procedure that will be done during the tournament. Hakuho will require about two months of rehabilitation after the operation.
“If Hakuho continued fighting in this condition, he could no longer do sumo,” Miyagino quoted the doctor as saying.
Yokozuna Hakuho stands next to a monument along with local children to mark the rebuilding of a sumo dohyo in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
When yokozuna Hakuho turned 26 on March 11, 2011, the tragic events that transpired on his birthday that day made him feel it was his destiny to be a symbol of hope and encouragement.
That link to the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami has come out not only in Hakuho s comments after sumo tournaments over the years, but also through his efforts to help children in the disaster-stricken areas.
Hakuho, who has won a record 44 Emperor s Cups, remains on top of the sport as he turns 36 on the 10th anniversary of the disaster.
January champion Daieisho back among sumo s elite for March Basho Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/
Daieisho competes during a training session in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 18.Japan Sumo Association / VIA KYODO | JAPAN SUMO ASSOCIATION / VIA KYODO
KYODO Mar 1, 2021
New Year Grand Sumo Tournament champion Daieisho will return to sumo s elite ranks for the March Grand Sumo Tournament, the Japan Sumo Association said when the latest rankings were released on Monday.
The 27-year-old, who went 13-2 in January as a top-ranked