Sumo wrestlers pass “random” drug tests
The media has reported that a recent round of “random” drug tests conducted by the Japan Sumo Association found that no wrestlers had been using illegal substances. It’s really no surprise, considering the advance warning given to everyone who was tested:
The JSA plans to continue the random tests until all members of the association have been examined.
Each stable has been warned of the procedure two days in advance, throwing into question the stringency of the so-called random test.
The term being used to describe the tests in Japanese is 抜き打ち検査, or “test without warning.”
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