Asanoyama withdrew from the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 20 after a magazine reported that the ozeki had frequented an entertainment-style dining establishment in Tokyo during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
Asanoyama, 27, on May 20 admitted to the Japan Sumo Association that part of the Bunshun Online article published the previous day was true, sources said.
Before his bout on May 19, he told JSA officials that the story was “baseless.”
Takasago, Asanoyama’s stablemaster, told reporters that the withdrawal from the tournament “is a suspension because (he) went out when a curfew was imposed.”
Takasago declined to comment on Asanoyama’s initial denial.
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Ozeki Terunofuji slaps down Takayasu on Day 9 of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo s Ryogoku Kokugikan on Monday. | KYODO
KYODO May 17, 2021
Sole overnight leader Terunofuji opened up a two-win buffer Monday at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, improving to a perfect 9-0 while his closest rival, fellow
ozeki Takakeisho, suffered a second defeat.
In the most anticipated bout of Day 9 at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan, Terunofuji survived a close contest against