[sumo] After Kyushu

[Joshua Maciel]

Probably more likely that the Mongolian wrestling can be viewed as
'practice' of some sort, and that he's not shirking any responsibilities to
do it.

On 10/19/07, Joe Petrow <joepetrow at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/18/07, Achim Pawelczyk <akinomaki at googlemail.com> wrote:
> > Today it looks like the return of Asashoryu will definitely be delayed
> > till after the Kyushu basho.
> > The damaged left elbow, the newly injured left ankle while doing
> > Mongolian sumo, some injury to the palm of the right hand is also
> mentioned.
> > Takasago-oyakata made it clear that Asashoryu will stay in Mongolia till
> > he's completely healed. The winter jungyo starts on Dec. 12th - the best
> > will be done to have Asashoryu take part.
>
> Hmm...I wonder why there is not the same public uproar over Asashoryu
> getting injured doing Mongolian sumo when he is supposed to be under
> house arrest and is only in Mongolia to "heal", as there was when he
> was playing soccer in Mongolia while supposedly injured?
>
> I guess it's because there is no incriminating video footage to
> saturate the airwaves with...or else because nobody really cares about
> what he does anymore.
>
>   - Peterao
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