Sumo wrestler Yokozuna Terunofuji will be closed for the first day of the spring tournament on the 12th.
Terunofuji will be closed for the 16th time in a row, and the yokozuna will be absent from the first day of the spring tournament.
The Japan Sumo Association announced the first and second days of the spring tournament on the 10th.
Among them, the approach of Terunofuji was not organized, and it was decided to be closed from the first day.
Terunofuji will be closed for the 16th time in a row at four venues, and the absence of a yokozuna from the first day will be the third in a row.
Terunofuji was injured in both knees during the fall place last September and underwent surgery, and before the first place in January, his knees were inflamed, but after that he started rehabilitation. After that, I resumed my practice for the participation in the spring place.
However, on the 7th, he was diagnosed with bilateral knee osteoarthritis and diabetes and is expected to be absent until the 31st of this month, and notified the Japan Sumo Association to rest.