Japan: Sumo Wrestler Dies at 28 With Covid-19

In Japan, a 28-year-old sumo wrestler has from the Coronavirus. 

The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) confirmed the death and identified the wrestler as Shobushi, whose real name was Kiyotaka Suetake. The association said he died of multiple-organ failure. He is reported to have been the first sumo wrestler to die from the virus, and the first person in his 20s to die in Japan from Covid-19. [News reference]

While the demise is sad; at the same time the young age of the deceased wrestler makes us wonder about the health of Sumo Wrestlers who put on so much weight for the fight. Coronavirus is known to turn fatal for those who are obese or who have got heart related problems or Diabetes. 

I would request Japanese government to get a neutral health assessment of Sumo wrestlers done and try to find out if this professional sports is actually harming the health of the wrestlers. 

Such a risk is one more example of why I am against professional and commercial sports.