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May 7, 2021 The first Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in two years gets underway on May 9 at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan. The meet may also be the last in a run of six straight basho held at the home of sumo. Although the chances of the July tournament taking place in Nagoya as planned seem to be decreasing by the week, having the Kokugikan slated to host boxing at the upcoming Olympic Games the same month means the venue will likely be unavailable for use by the Japan Sumo Association. Whether or not sumo will be forced to stay in the capital in July or where a tournament can be held if it is are questions for a later date. Right now, the sport’s governing body has to be hoping it can just get through a 15-day meet without another injury controversy, and with fans in attendance. ....
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