Fujinokawa (right) was thrown with an overarm throw, but the bout was already decided before that as his foot stepped out (Photo by Tomoaki Kurokawa).
During the third day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan, a controversial moment occurred when a referee hesitated to call a clear foot out. In the match between ozeki Kirishima and east maegashira #1 Fujinokawa, Fujinokawa changed his grip to a morozashi, but his left foot immediately stepped outside the dohyo, touching the snake-eye area. However, the action continued, and the chief referee, Onoe (former komusubi Hamanoshima), did not raise
