Spectators are seen as sumo wrestlers hold a ring-entering ceremony at the July Grand Sumo Tournament, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan July 19, 2020, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
TOKYO (Reuters) - Face-masked sumo fans sitting apart from each other cheered on their favourite wrestlers in person for the first time in five months on Sunday, as the delayed July Tournament got underway in Japan.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, a tournament originally planned for May was cancelled, while March's Spring Grand Tournament in Osaka was held behind closed doors.
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