Sumo: Spring meet unlikely to be held in "regular" fashion: JSA

The upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament is unlikely to proceed as planned due to the growing coronavirus crisis, the Japan Sumo Association said Friday.The JSA is mulling whether to cancel the tournament, scheduled for March 8 to 22 at Osaka's Edion Arena, or hold it behind closed doors."The situation is getting tougher. It seems impossible for the sumo association to hold events in the regular fashion," said former ozeki Kotokaze, a senior JSA official.The Japan Sports Agency asked the sumo governing body to make changes to the tournament amid the current coronavirus outbreak, which has …READ FULL ARTICLE