May Sumo tournament to be postponed 2 weeks due to virus

The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, which was scheduled to open on May 10, will be postponed for two weeks due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the Japan Sumo Association said Friday.The JSA's board of directors decided to delay the opening of the 15-day meet at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, with plans for it to take place between May 24 and June 7.The start of the July tournament in Nagoya will also be pushed back two weeks and will be staged from July 19 to Aug. 2. In June 2017, the JSA moved that tournament's start day up a week from July 12 to July 5, so it would not conflict with the Tokyo …READ FULL ARTICLE