[sumo] [SPOILER] Possible Intai?

[Jim Bitgood]

Nikkan Sports is reporting on their website that Chiyo has decided to 
go kyujo from Day 8. The Kyokai site doesn't show it yet.
I think he may have set a record for the most consecutive losses by 
an Ozeki from Day 1. The way he was going, he would have made the new 
record 15 straight.
I saw a quote from him one day about being a professional and going 
to compete every day. He has to be professional enough to know when 
he CAN'T compete. The wrap on his elbow does not replace a complete 
rest and rehab that the elbow apparently needs.
What I find really sad is that he was doing so well in November and 
one bad match there completely took him out of the New Years basho.


At 04:31 1/19/2008, you wrote:
>Chiyotaikai is now 0-7. I don't recall an ozeki going
>this long without withdrawing, unless he's just giving
>his all to the fans for his final basho. But then, my
>memory is less than amazing. Has he, or have any
>other ozeki gone on this long winless or with a similar
>record and then returned?

         Jim
         "Chitose-Taikai"