The Japan Sumo Association has announced that it will lift the ban on "de-rehearsal", which was banned due to the influence of the new coronavirus, for a limited time next month.
It is the first time in about two years that I will be able to practice.
Due to the spread of the new corona infection in sumo wrestling, training with wrestlers in other sumo rooms, such as training, was banned after the spring of March.
After that, the joint training at the Kokugikan in Tokyo and Ryogoku was resumed, but the training for wrestlers going to the sumo room continued to be prohibited.
Wrestlers have voiced a desire to lift the ban on training, and as a result of discussions with infectious disease experts by the Japan Sumo Association, the board of directors held on the 26th, from June 6th to 22nd. , I decided to lift the ban on training for the first time in about two years.
As a condition for training, the masters of each room approve the number of people and the number of training days, and the wrestlers who go to the room undergo a PCR test the day before to confirm a negative result, and regular antigen tests are also required. increase.
"The current situation is that we are holding the event while working on infection control more rigorously than any other sport, but it is important to restore it. We must always move forward," said Shibatayama, director of public relations at the Japan Sumo Association. ..
At the board meeting on the 26th, regarding the upper limit of the number of visitors, the autumn place held at the Kokugikan in Tokyo and Ryogoku in September will be 9265 people, which is 87% of the capacity as in the summer place, and Fukuoka City. We have decided to limit the number of people in Kyushu to 6976 in November.