You noted how he tends to get over-extended or off-balanced in previous matches. I won’t discuss most of them, but the return of Lastly, Wakaichirō also had a wonderful showing!
.or maybe the heights of Abi?Wakaichirō should end up around the sandanme 32 rank. I was amazed to find that in Japan, the 1918 influenza outbreak was know as the “sumo flu”! Wakaichirō finished with a 5-2 record from the sandanme 64 rank.

In the Hatsu Basho 2020, he was ranked at the very bottom of the top division, 17 west, but he showed that he had the size, skill, and tenacity to win it all.

More than a century before COVID-19 disrupted societies across the globe, the H1N1 flu pandemic of 1918 sickened millions. Two basho ago, he performed just was well from the sandanme 67 rank, and some fans thought it may have just been a fluke. Now, Wakaichirō’s opponents must use a skillful counter to stop his flurry of attacks – and even then it might not be enough.Of course, there is always room for improvement.

Other Options. With both yokozuna dropping out so early, the field was open to absolutely anyone – and the result proved it!

As I shall describe in detail in Chapter 8, many of the wrestlers had developed fevers and were unable to train adequately, so the flu that went around that year came to be known as the “sumo flu.” Many of the wrestlers had fevers and were unable to appear in the tournament, but there were no deaths.With the release of the May banzuke just under a week away, we are left wondering if the current state of emergency in Japan will preclude the Natsu basho in Tokyo, or if we will once again see competition in front of an empty stadium. Maybe Wakaichirō will reach the same heights one day. Aug 2, 2020 2020 July Grand Sumo Tournament Champions List & Sansho List NEW! His stance is often like a football player more so than a sumo wrestler.

Sometimes referred to as the “Spanish Flu”, infected an estimated 500 million people, killing somewhere between 15 and 50 million.

Video is courtesy of the wonderful channel; For fans of amateur sumo, especially those of you in Texas, mark your calendars for June 13, 2020.

Now from the web site Unseen Japan, this article describing the events of more than a century ago.

Although there is no certain evidence, judging from the information above, the possibility is high that the ailment that struck the sumo wrestlers in Taiwan was influenza.The outbreak in Tokyo that spring came to be known as the “sumo flu.” The Kokugikan sumo arena in Ryōgoku had been burned to the ground in a fire the previous year (1917) at the time the chrysanthemum festival was held there in November.

Upon returning, they became ill with a disease that doctors had not seen before, and several required hospitalization.

Tean Tachiai first and foremost hope that all rikishi in sumo can manage to stay healthy and avoid being sickened by COVID-19.Nice video posted to YouTube recapping some of Wakaichiro’s highlight matches from his 3 years of competition. That is quite spectacular! Tournament Venue Advanced Tickets are sold from Sumo Ranking is announced on First Day. I predict that he will have a 4-3 record next basho. Also, juryo had a lot of interesting storylines.


I still see a little of that, but he is improving. And he did! I won’t say much here, but be sure to check my comments after the gifs below.

Hatsu Basho 2020 Pandemics & Sumo – The 1918 Flu. Jul 13, 2020 2020 July, September & November Grand Sumo Tournament have been rescheduled; Apr 3, 2020 2020 May & July Grand Sumo Tournament have been rescheduled; Mar 25, 2020 Asanoyama Promoted To Ozeki ; Jun 1, 2019 2020 & 2021 Grand Tournament Schedule No Rank Colouring Highlight Foreigners One Column ... July 2020 Tokyo, Ryogoku Kokugikan July 19, 2020 - August 2, 2020. The Hatsu Basho 2020 may have been the most exciting basho in years.