[sumo] Any french prize for Asashoryu in Nagoya ?

[Thierry Perran]

Hello,

My mistake, I forgot to tell you that pictures taken  by Atsuo Tsubota 
dated back to the Natsu basho 2004.

I surely have my own feelings on our new president, but I truly do not 
want to switch on politics in this list. As I worked for a few years in 
the french embassy in Japan, I know how good the relationship was 
between France and Japan (particularly in science program). So I am just 
upset and saddenned to see the prize out of the yusho awards ceremony.

It seems it was not back in Nagoya, and I hope it will make it back soon.

Best regards,
Thierry

PS for Keri: Bernard Hinault, nickmaned "Le blaireau", was the last 
french guy who won the Tour de France (in 1985). He actually won the 
Tour de France five times, and he also won ALL the biggest races in the 
eighties (unlike the great Lance Armstrong).  I don't think I will ever 
see any bike rider of the caliber of Bernard Hinault, let alone a french 
one.


Keri Sibley a écrit :
> This French PM sure doesn't seem to care about
> diplomacy. On the other hand, he sure seems interested
> in touting France, (which is OK). I saw him chasing
> bike riders around France the other day in a car. When
> was the last time a Frenchman won the Tour De France?
> Maybe he'll institute a "no more than 1 foreigner" on
> a team policy. No offense to any French folks on the
> list. 2 of my 3 favorite sports are Sumo and the Tour
> De France. The other is speed skating. To me they are
> way more interesting than the 2 footballs, basketball,
> and baseball.
>
> Hinerikeri
>
> --- Doreen Simmons <jz8d-smmn at asahi-net.or.jp> wrote:
>
>   
>> The photos, of course, are earlier ones taken in the
>> Tokyo Kokugikan. I 
>> certainly didn't see the French  trophy in Nagoya --
>> but I admit I 
>> wasn't watching closely. I don't however, think it
>> is back yet. The 
>> sumo people simply removed it from sight and are
>> quietly waiting for a 
>> decision from the new French government.
>>
>> On 2007/07/24, at 22:45, cottonwood at cymbalom.net
>> wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Hi, Thierry and everybody,
>>>
>>> I can't tell you how happy this makes me!  As a
>>>       
>> daughter of Normandy, 
>>     
>>> I was
>>> saddened and a little embarrassed that France
>>>       
>> would withdraw the 
>>     
>>> prize.  Even
>>> if Sarkozy is not a sumo fan, the prize is a gift
>>>       
>> of statesmanship, 
>>     
>>> and I guess
>>> your government saw it the same way.  YAY!  I am
>>>       
>> happy!
>>     
>>> Angie in Texas, US
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> ----Original Message----
>>>> From: thierry.perran at club-internet.fr
>>>> Date: Jul 23, 2007 23:15
>>>> To: <joe_kuroda at yahoo.com>, "Sumo Mailing
>>>>         
>> List"<sumo at webtrek.com>
>>     
>>>> Subj: [sumo] Any french prize for Asashoryu in
>>>>         
>> Nagoya ?
>>     
>>>> Hi list !
>>>>
>>>> For those who had the great priviledge to watch
>>>>         
>> the complete yusho
>>     
>>>> awards ceremony, did you notice the return of the
>>>>         
>> french price ?
>>     
>>>> You can check a complete explanantion of the
>>>>         
>> yusho awards ceremony in
>>     
>>>> the great site made by Atsuo Tsubota:
>>>>
>>>>         
> http://www.ep.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/~tsubota/kansen/040515hy.html
>   
>> (in
>>     
>>>> japanese only !)
>>>> (close-up on the french prize:
>>>>
>>>>         
> http://www.ep.sci.hokudai.ac.jp/~tsubota/kansen/img/040555.jpg
>   
>> )
>>     
>>>> As I told you a few moths ago, our new president
>>>>         
>> in France cancelled 
>>     
>>>> the
>>>> french price, which was actually named "the price
>>>>         
>> of Jacques Chirac, 
>>     
>>>> the
>>>> president of the french republic" (???
>>>>         
>> ???????????). As Nicolas 
>>     
>>>> Sarkozy
>>>> and Jacques Chirac were not exactly the best
>>>>         
>> friends, this prize named
>>     
>>>> after Chirac was clearly about to be dead.
>>>>
>>>> However, some said that the official name was
>>>>         
>> about to change, and 
>>     
>>>> thus
>>>> the price would be back in the business. So, was
>>>>         
>> it the case on 
>>     
>>>> sunday ?
>>>>
>>>> Greetings from Paris,
>>>> Thierry
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>> Doreen Simmons
>>   jz8d-smmn at asahi-net.or.jp
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