PREPARING FOR THE BOUTS
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Practically recovered from his recent attack of neuralgia,
Ozeki-ranked Mitsuneyama (right) of the East team is showing lots of spark
in his workouts at the Takashima Camp training quarters in preparation
for the New Year's Grand Sumo Tournament to open Sunday, January 9, for
15 days at the Kokugikan arena at Kuramae in Asakusa, Tokyo. Shortly after
this shot was taken of his practice tiff with Terunobori (left), the latter
injured is Achilles tendon.