Just days before the start of the 2022 Autumn tournament, the sumo world got some good news in the form of an all-clear to participate for stables with rikishi that had recently tested positive for COVID-19.
It’s looking increasingly likely that all members of the top division will be ready to go when the final Tokyo meet of the year gets underway at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sunday.
That, of course, would stand in stark contrast to how things ended at the July tournament, when almost a third of the makuuchi division was sidelined by the Japan Sumo Association over the course of the two-week tournament.