Hakuho, top-ranked sumo wrestler, tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of New Year Grand Tournament in Tokyo
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Top-ranked sumo wrestler Hakuho has the coronavirus. Hakuho took a COVID-19 test after losing his sense of smell, the Japan Sumo Association said on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Mongolian-born rikishi was preparing for the New Year Grand Tournament starting on Sunday in Tokyo. The JSA did not elaborate on Hakuho's condition, and did not say whether the tournament will be postponed.
