The relocated 2021 Spring Grand Sumo Tournament will get underway Sunday in an unseasonably warm Tokyo that is set to experience a full cherry blossom bloom before the 15-day meet concludes.
It¡¯s now been 12 months since a basho took place outside the capital, and in that time there have been five straight 13-2 championships ¡ª with two more names added to a growing list of debutant winners.
Even the return of the sport¡¯s current king is unlikely to alter sumo¡¯s current state of flux, and the stage is set for yet another roller-coaster ride, with half the top division in contention for the title.
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