Rank and filer Daieisho pushes ozeki Shodai out of the ring on the fourth day of the November Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Nov. 11, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

TOKYO - Newly promoted ozeki Shodai pulled out of the ongoing November Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, submitting a medical certificate to the Japan Sumo Association stating he has a left ankle ligament injury that requires approximately three weeks of treatment.