Publication Date:
Fri, 2011-07-01 02:16
Sumo officials are turning the screw after being given the government’s go-ahead to hold its first tournament since a sting operation led to 25 wrestlers and trainers being fired. “This is really the start so I want the wrestlers to be braced for it,” Japan Sumo Association chairman Hanaregoma told Japanese media. “I want them to go into battle feeling the nerves. There will be no playing golf and they will be told to adhere to the rules of traffic.” Following a serious traffic accident some years ago, wrestlers were banned from driving and they will also have their mobile phones confiscated for the July 10-24 Nagoya tournament.
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