The first grand sumo tournament of 2023 got underway on Sunday, January 8 at Kokugikan in Tokyo. With the sellout crowd on hand, the combatants kept fans on the edge of their seats with their high-level performances on Day 1. Check out the action and find out who got off to a promising start. 00:00 Hiro’s opening comment 00:26 Banzuke: Yokozuna & Ozeki 00:41 Terunofuji’s absence 01:11 Takakeisho gunning for Yokozuna promotion 02:09 Sekiwake quartet 02:30 Takayasu 02:59 Shodai 03:15 Komusubi quartet 03:34 Kotonowaka 04:03 Wakamotoharu 04:43 Hiramaku: Abi 05:03 Hiro’s projection 05:30 Abi vs Kotonowaka 06:02 Kiribayama vs Tamawashi 07:15 Oho vs Onosho 07:51 Wakamotoharu vs Takakeisho 08:24 Takakento vs Asanoyama 09:00 Hiro’s closing comment In “SUMO PRIME TIME” I’ll be sharing with you some of the most interesting and exciting things about sumo, so please make sure to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLtO... #sumo #rikishi #sumoprimetime Gunning for Great 2023! - Looking back and looking ahead https://youtu.be/1dwuoJydkco Aiming High! - Not sitting on his laurels. https://youtu.be/j_k33jzSKvA Staying fit sumo style! – Sumo Health Exercises 2 https://youtu.be/BVHxGd4EZ14 Let’s visit Ryogoku!! – Japan’s sumo town https://youtu.be/l206kqgHPGY Enho The Little Giant – Pint size rikishi making big impact https://youtu.be/5ivEqwShnLg November to Remember – Memorable Kyushu Basho https://youtu.be/pnxEaETpiPc Making it big in Japan – Foreign-born rikishi in sumo https://youtu.be/CgtEJfxYwhw Meeting Sumo’s Iron Man – Fall Tourney Champ Tamawashi https://youtu.be/CBxVTF-uXFs Hakuho’s Recipe for Success https://youtu.be/Esz9cQDByr0