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Aug. 19 - I see where the first sumo exhibition (jungyo) of the summer season took place recently in Niigata Prefecture, and the rikishi who were banned from participating in the Nagoya basho were allowed to participate with the gang again. We also haven't seen any damning news since the middle of the basho, so I get the feeling that things have wound down for the most part and that sumo can begin the healing process. What has me curious, though, is exactly what protocol was breeched to put this entire debacle the last few months in motion.

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Hakuho continues storied run amidst greatest sumo scandals ever
Yokozuna Hakuho became the first rikishi in just over 100 years to win three tournaments in a row with a perfect record. Hakuho's capping of the trifecta at the 2010 Nagoya basho also left him with 47 straight consecutive wins, and achievement good enough to put him in third place all time behind Chiyonofuji (53) and Futabayama (69). Hakuho looks to single-handedly keep the sport afloat as sumo tries to cover from scandal after scandal including former Ozeki Kotomitsuki being ousted from the sport for illegally betting on baseball, 16 sekitori banned from the Nagoya basho for illegal betting, and the revelation that multiple stables within the sport have ties with Japan's organized crime groups known as the yakuza. Adding further injury to sumo was NHK's decision not to broadcast the Nagoya basho bouts live on television, a first since the broadcasting company began covering sumo in 1953. With the sport's second commissioner in as many years on his way out, Yokozuna Hakuho is the lone bright spot for sumo.

                           
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