[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - The Yokozunae training

[Jeff A]

Moti

Best regards,
Jeffrey Anderson
Gaijingai
For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these:
It might have been.
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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Aug 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - The Yokozunae training
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Today, Yokozuna Oonosato  faced Yokozuna Houshouryuu for some head to
heads- 10 consecutive matches during the Niigata tour. Oonosato finished
with 4-6. Both rikishi fought without any tape or support, providing an
unexpected treat for the fans in attendance. This was Oonosato's first
jungyo since being promoted to Yokozuna at the Nagoya basho in July. The
summer jungyo featuring both Yokozuna began on the 3rd of this month with
the Osaka/Kansai Expo tour and will run until the 31st in Kasukabe, Saitama
Prefecture. "The end is in sight. I'll work hard from now on," he said.
This marks the third Yokozuna showdown, following the Asahikawa tour on the
16th and the first day of the Sapporo tour on the 17th. While Oonosato
smiled as he reflected on the keiko session, Houshouryuu held his left
shoulder on the dohyo, perhaps due to discomfort he felt after keiko. The
head-to-head record between the two is 2-6 in favor of Oonosato. As they
are likely to be testing each other's minds in preparation for a rematch on
the final day of Aki, it is not possible to simply assess their abilities
or state of preparation from the outcome of today's matches, but it was a
clash that has piqued interest in what will happen on the dohyo.

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