Hiramaku Takayasu, who competed for the championship at the Grand Sumo Tournament in Kyushu, hurt his neck at the end of the year, and it was diagnosed that it would take about a month to completely heal.
Takayasu advanced to the championship match on the 27th of last month at the Chiaki Raku in Kyushu, and when he lost to Aen in a smash, he collapsed on the ring and could not get up for a while.
Takayasu submitted a medical certificate to the Japan Sumo Association by the 5th, and was diagnosed with "traumatic lumbar syndrome", which is expected to take about a month to fully recover from the day of the final performance.
Takayasu is absent from the winter tour of sumo wrestling this month.