Re: Re: {Sumo} The Push!

[Oh Sumo <OhSumo@aol.com>]

In a message dated 3/31/98 6:05:41 PM, BobbiHaze@aol.com wrote:

>      Sumo is a very physical activity, and the men who engage in it need to
>be in top condition to perform well.  Being un-necessarily thrown, or pushed,
>off the doyho or  into someone's lap, is tempting the fates too much.  An
>injury caused by action like this can put a sumotori out of commission for
the
>rest of the tournament,  maybe never to return to full capacity.

I remember hearing about a rikishi who got his ankle (?) broken while sitting
waiting for his turn (by other rikishi, flying or dropping from the dohyo) and
he dropped in the ranks as a result and I don't think he ever recovered.  Now,
if I only knew his shikona...