When a sumo wrestler is injured, and he sits at the top of the banzuke, he is under enormous pressure - pressure to heal quickly and pressure to win. Some yokozuna have done well under this pressure. Some have not.

Sources:
https://sumostats.com/news/stories/59b1c7cc-db4a-402c-8c14-5e59c41bcf95

https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202607250000808.html

https://www.sanspo.com/article/20260725-6MSYTOAT6VEZXB5O5OIOLRUVDM/

https://bonchantogo.com/entry/2026/06/08/112201

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asashio_Tar%C5%8D_III

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wakanohana_Masaru

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kisenosato_Yutaka

https://sports.yahoo.com/sumo-injury-plagued-grand-champion-kisenosato-retires-023132961--spt.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMqsgWPlgxATEYbDZVd1fnJA25oVdyP5EyZRaSH8QUwl4HAdW69Ezow8FXAC1MAu0kZ3NYHzdHY0PxKi7ZfdvKZndwmK43mEv8sQnwZhJe0Gis1bUGJjEz_lG5QNdekql698TYhh3emuNQB_2j4KJEup7j1tsyV0q-ib8RA2J_lR

https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260911/p2g/00m/0sp/028000c

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369333055_Statistical_injury_prediction_for_professional_sumo_wrestlers_Modeling_and_perspectives

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0283242#sec007

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