Japan s sumo superstar Hakuho tests positive for Covid-19
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Wed, Jan 6 2021 9:12 IST |
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Tokyo, Jan 6 : Sumo grand champion Yokozuna Hakuho has become the latest Japanese star sportsman to test positive for coronavirus, the Japanese Sumo Association (JSA) has said.
The JSA said that the 35-year-old sumo superstar felt something wrong with his sense of smell and got tested in a hospital on Monday. The PCR test result proved positive Tuesday morning, reports Xinhua news agency.
JSA communications director Shiba Tayama told the Kyodo news agency that the Mongolian-born Hakuho will be unlikely to compete at the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo tournament to start on Sunday at Tokyo s Ryogoku Kokugikan.