[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Shounanzakura retires

[Barbara Ann]

Here is a recap of the career of Shonanzakura, one of the losing-est rikishi in his 6-year career. I found a few  bouts  on tachiai.org,  if you're curious.  https://tachiai.org/tag/shonanzakura/

From  Moti:

> From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
> Date: August 25, 2021 at 5:09:12 PM EDT
> To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>
> Subject: [Sumo news] - Shounanzakura retires
> Reply-To: niramiai at gmail.com
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> Yes, it's true. 104 consecutive losses ( a record he holds), 3-238 career Jonokuchi Shounanzakura (Hattorizakura) has retired. He will be missed. He asked to be dismissed after last basho. "The limit of my endurance", "I want to retire" is what he reportedly said to his shisho Shikihide. "I wanted him to continue and gambarize, but he was adamant," explained Shiks. "Lose or lose, he kept on keeping on and that is something good and I think that was fantastic. Although he has that losing streak, he was always the first to appear in the morning  and immerse himself in training. He did the sweeping and chanko duties well and was courteous and gambarized in his own way., " added the Oyakata. Shounanzakura is at his parents house at present and is looking forward to starting his second life. "He's still young-he should rest at his parents house and take things easy and gambarize," summed Shikihide oyakata. 
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