Grand sumo wrestler Isegahama boss resigns from sumo association director due to room wrestler violence

It was discovered that two sumo wrestlers under the makushita in the Isegahama stable of the Grand Sumo wrestling had committed a violent act against one of the sumo wrestlers in the room, and the Japan Sumo Association took responsibility and resigned as a director of the master Isegahama. Announced.

According to the Sumo Association, on the 7th of last month, a relative of a sumo wrestler who belongs to Isegahama stable received a consultation that he was being bullied by having boiling water poured on his back, and the association commissioned an investigation to the compliance committee. Did.

As a result, it was found that two sumo wrestlers under the makushita had committed violent acts, and one of them hit the head with a block in the training hall, stepped on the abdomen at the lodgings at the Nagoya tournament. It is said that he was doing violent acts three times from April to August this year, such as burning his back with this hot water.

In addition, another person hit the abdomen etc. at the dormitory of the Nagoya place.

In response to this, the Sumo Association held an extraordinary board meeting at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo from 2:00 pm on the 26th, and punished the master and former Yokozuna Asahifuji Isegahama master and two sumo wrestlers who committed violent acts. discussed.

As a result, the wrestler who had committed violent acts three times was not punished because he had already submitted a retirement notice, and the other wrestler was suspended from participating in two tournaments.

In addition, we accepted the director's resignation letter submitted by Isegahama master on the 26th to take responsibility for this problem.

According to the Compliance Committee's report, Isegahama Oyakata should have been demoted from the board of directors as disciplinary action because he "failed to supervise him even though he was in a position to supervise him."

However, because he deeply regretted himself and submitted a resignation as a director, the Sumo Association concluded that it would accept this and not punish him.