Overview

• The five-day London program runs October 15–19 and features ring-entering ceremonies and top-division bouts with the overall winner decided by cumulative results.
• Yokozuna Ono no Sato and Hoshoryu joined fellow wrestlers on October 14 sightseeing tours that took in Big Ben and Buckingham Palace.
• This London appearance is the first overseas sumo event since Jakarta in 2013 and the first overseas performance invited from abroad in 20 years.
• Association chairman Hakkaku said preserving traditions such as chonmage and kimono for global audiences is a core mission.
• Preparations at the Royal Albert Hall were reported ahead of opening night for the sport’s second staging in the venue.