Thanks Niall for this interesting column. It's sad that such a traditional sport has fallen into this sad state.
I had the opportunity to see live sumo only once when the "Sadogatake Beya"
visited Israel a few years ago. They held a demonstration in the ancient Roman theater in the archeological park of
Caesarea. I'm pretty sure that the Romans didn't have sumo performances but the ancient theater provided the appropriate feeling of a wresting show.