Daily training continues even after a sumo wrestler in one stable tested positive for the virus.
SUMO STABLE. Sumo wrestlers exercise during a training session at a stable in Tokyo. Photo by Behrouz Mehri/AFPassociation on Friday, April 10, confirmed its first coronavirus case, in a new blow for the ancient sport, which has already been forced to move one tournament behind closed doors and postpone others.
The outbreak in Japan has been smaller than in many countries, with more than 5,300 cases and 88 deaths confirmed so far, but the government this week declared a state of emergency in 7 regions, and the sumo association said it was adapting too. A young wrestler at a Tokyo stable confirmed daily training was continuing as usual but said activities were limited.
The next sumo"basho" or tournament, scheduled to open on May 10 in Tokyo, has been delayed by two weeks. The July basho in Nagoya suffered the same fate.
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