[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - More stuff that happened yesterday:

[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: Sat, Nov 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - More stuff that happened yesterday:
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Atamifuji beat Ichiyamamoto today for his fifth win. Just before the match,
Atamifuji tried to sprinkle salt in his hands, but found there was no salt
in his hands and missed. He looked at his own hands and reacted with a
surprised "What!?". The unexpected turn of events drew comments such as
"All the salt is gone," "Such disappointing salt," and "I've never seen
that before," while Atamifuji's indescribable reaction also drew a stream
of reactions such as "Too cute," "Pure," and "A real angel." It happened
during the final shikiri just before the start of the bout. Both rikishi
had salt in their hands by the time limit. At the time, former Maegashira
Ooiwato, who was commentating, said, "The way to counter  thrusting sumo is
to go all out without any hesitation in the end. The type of rikishi that I
hate to face the most is someone who goes all out, like Ichiyamamoto. It's
easier to deal with a tachiai where the rikishi is hesitant. It would be
great if Atamifuji could come forward with a tachiai that will steal the
show." He then continued with a worried look, "It looks like (Atamifuji) is
going to hesitate." As they were talking, Atamifuji had finished his
routine and was supposed to be sprinkling the final salt.. but before
sprinkling it on the dohyo, he had waved his hands left, right and forward,
but there was no salt left in the box, so it ended up being an "air salt
sprinkling". Atamifuji himself seemed surprised by the unexpected turn of
events and looked down at his right hand, with an expression that was hard
to describe. Ooiwato noticed this and couldn't help but comment, "He
hesitated so much that when he tried to sprinkle salt, there was no salt in
his hand (laughs). The salt is gone." At the much-anticipated bout,
Atamifuji crouched first and put his hands down, while Ichiyamamoto
struggled to crouch. Seeing this, Ooiwato muttered, "He's hesitating.
That's dangerous." However, Atamifuji hit low, with his head down, and
immediately thrust his right hand forward in one go. He didn't allow
Ichiyamamoto to counterattack and won the match. This was Ichiyamamoto's
third loss. Atamifuji had a clean win, but the attention of fans was
focused on his "air salt sprinkling." In addition to comments such as "He's
out of salt," "Such treacherous salt," and "I've never seen that before,"
there were also reactions such as "Too cute,"" and "A real angel." (ABEMA)

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