Kisenosato will pull out of the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, extending his streak of missed events to a yokozuna-record-equaling seven meets, his stablemaster said Friday.
The 31-year-old Kisenosato, the first Japan-born wrestler in 19 years to gain promotion to sumo's highest rank, has missed all or part of the last six meets due to a left chest muscle injury.
He is one of three wrestlers who sit atop the latest banzuke. Mongolians Kakuryu and Hakuho fill the other two yokozuna spots.