Sumo | INSIDE SUMO Aug 29, 2018
Unsung yobidashi keep sumo running smoothly
by John Gunning
Who spends the most time in a sumo ring? Wrestlers? Nope. Referees? Uh-uh. As any veteran fan can tell you, it is of course the yobidashi. Sumo's 'ring announcers' not only maintain the dohyo but also build the thing in the first place. Over the course of three days ...