Hakuho, one of three yokozuna competing in the ongoing New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, has withdrawn due to toe injuries, the Japan Sumo Association said Thursday.
The Mongolian injured his left big toe during a loss to rank-and-file maegashira wrestler Yoshikaze on Wednesday, his second defeat of the 15-day meet at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. He hurt the big toe on his right foot while training on the tournament's opening day.
It was the first time in his career that the 32-year-old wrestler suffered a kinboshi, or an upset of a yokozuna by a maegashira, on back-to-back days.