Sekiwake Takayasu, who was absent from the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, will participate in the tournament from the third day tomorrow.

Sekiwake Takayasu, who was absent from the first day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament due to a back injury, will start on the third day of the tournament on the 6th.

On the 1st of this month, Takayasu was diagnosed at a hospital in Tokyo as suffering from acute lumbago and was expected to need rest and treatment for about 10 days, and was absent from the first day of the Nagoya tournament.

Takayasu was scheduled to start on the 3rd day of the tournament on the 6th against Itsunojo, the 2nd Maegashira.

Takayasu, who has experience as an ozeki, has won 10 bouts in the last two tournaments, both in san 'yaku.

If Takayasu wins 13 or more tournaments in this tournament, he will reach the standard of 33 or more wins in three consecutive tournaments to be promoted to ozeki.

Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210705/k10013120461000.html?utm_int=news-new_contents_list-items_034