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Rikishi Status - 2023 Haru Basho
As reported elsewhere, only one sekitori is absent from the start of this basho:
Yokozuna Terunofuji
And the lower division kyujo: Ms56w Oki Sd18w Kirinofuji
Sd37w Oshoryu
Sd47e Haruminato
Sd47w Kaigo
Sd60e Kyokushori
Sd60w Koki
Sd75w Suio - recovering after back surgery, but hopes to be back for the Natsu basho.
Sd79w Michihaya
Sd90w Ishiura Jd14w Kotoegashira
Jd36w Nakashima - had emergency surgery after the leg injury he suffered in November, now recovering.
Jd73w Hokutoyakumo
Jd85w Sakurai
Jd94w Kotofuno
Jd95w Minorufuji Jk4w Nakaishi
Jk5w Chiyotsurugi
Jk6w Chiyotensho
Jk10e Motokiyama
Jk10w Yoshinofuji
Jk11e Ryubumaru - recovering from knee surgery.
And the lower division kyujo: Ms56w Oki Sd18w Kirinofuji
Sd37w Oshoryu
Sd47e Haruminato
Sd47w Kaigo
Sd60e Kyokushori
Sd60w Koki
Sd75w Suio - recovering after back surgery, but hopes to be back for the Natsu basho.
Sd79w Michihaya
Sd90w Ishiura Jd14w Kotoegashira
Jd36w Nakashima - had emergency surgery after the leg injury he suffered in November, now recovering.
Jd73w Hokutoyakumo
Jd85w Sakurai
Jd94w Kotofuno
Jd95w Minorufuji Jk4w Nakaishi
Jk5w Chiyotsurugi
Jk6w Chiyotensho
Jk10e Motokiyama
Jk10w Yoshinofuji
Jk11e Ryubumaru - recovering from knee surgery.
Horse's mouth:
Right anterior cruciate ligament injury among other injuries he' been carrying this basho. I can't read the format of a Japanese medical certificate well enough to parse it for now, but he's done for the basho, as the tweet says he'll be back for Tōkyō (i.e. Natsu).