Sumo champ Hakuho tests positive for Covid-19


Yokozuna-ranked sumo wrestler Hakuho (right) pushes down opponent Kagayaki in the ring during their match in the July grand sumo tournament in Tokyo last July. – AFP pic, January 5, 2021.

RECORD-BREAKING sumo champion Hakuho has tested positive for coronavirus, just days before the new year tournament, the Japan Sumo Association said Tuesday.

A spokesman for the JSA said it was not clear if anyone else at Hakuho’s Miyagino stable tested positive for the virus, or if Hakuho was displaying symptoms, though local media reported he was tested after noticing a loss of smell.


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