[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Kirishima news

[Jeff A]

Moti

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Jeffrey Anderson
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The saddest are these:
It might have been.
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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Kirishima news
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Maegashira 2 Kirishima  who was demoted from san'yaku  after five
tournaments, showed his strong desire to return to sanyaku with a vigorous
keiko session. On the 3rd, he participated in the Tokitsukaze beya rengo
keiko in Shimemachi, Fukuoka. He went 14 -7 in 21 bouts, the most among all
sekitori, showing off his excellent condition. After the keiko, he declared
with confidence, "I'm only thinking about returning to Sanyaku in one
basho." Five bashos ago, he was the West Maegashira 1. The last
time Kirishima was ranked as low as Maegashira 2 was three and a half years
ago in the 2022 Natsu basho, when he was also East Maegashira 2, before
starting his Ozeki run and being promoted to Ozeki. Even after being
demoted from Ozeki, he consistently maintained a record that warranted
re-promotion. Above all, his strong desire to be promoted again led him to
fight six consecutive matches today against Maegashira Wakamotoharu and
Daieishou. Even after losing and being forced to give up his spot to
another rikishi, he stayed behind, saying "just one more time," and
continued to train hard in pursuit of his goal.

When asked why he put in so much training, he said, "There was something I
wasn't satisfied with. I got angry at myself for the first time in a
while," and he continued training until his body forgot the movements that
he was dissatisfied with. He said that his chronically injured neck "has
been fine since the last tournament," and that his wrist, which he injured
in the last tournament, "is no problem," emphasizing that even before he
started training, his physical condition was improving.

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