Originally posted by simgrund
Kisenosato, Japan's last remaining sumo champion, retires
BBC Asia 9 hours ago
Japan's last remaining home-grown sumo champion has announced his retirement after a string of tournament losses.
Kisenosato Yutaka said he had been struggling with injuries but had wanted to continue wrestling to repay fans for their support.
In 2017, he became the first Japan-born wrestler in almost two decades to reach the rank of grand champion, known in Japanese as "yokozuna".
The only two wrestlers left at the elite level are both from Mongolia.
Japan gets first sumo champion in 19 years
Inside the scandal-hit world of sumo
Sumo wrestling's growing sexism problem
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Yeah, once 'sexism problem' charges infiltrate
sporting physical activities, a slow strangulation of that sport
begins.
Will follow the trail.
Cheers,
sexism problem?, after reading the articles I'd say the headline is probably the main reason for the decline ie first Japanese champion in 19 years. Then he goes and cracks someone's skull in a club. Not to mention the accusations of corruption, beatings of young wrestlers with bottles and baseball bats if they don't perform, the involvement of mafia underworld etc etc. You're concluding it's merely due to sexism? Who has the sexism issue?
