[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Wakatakakage and Wakamotoharu

[Jeff A]

Moti

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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 6, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Wakatakakage and Wakamotoharu
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Sekiwake Wakatakakage, who is aiming for promotion to  Ozeki next basho ,
did not show up for keiko at his heya in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, today, marking
his second consecutive day of absence from keiko following the YDC soken
yesterday.  His Oyakata, explained, "He had a fever yesterday, so we had
him rest. He's fine now." He revealed that Wakatakakage plans to resume
training at the Tokitsukaze Ichimon rengo keiko scheduled for the 8th,
saying, "He will be absent from heya keiko tomorrow, but he will
participate in the rengo keiko the day after tomorrow." He is 11 wins away
from the promotion to Ozeki target of "33 wins in the last three
tournaments at sanyaku." He continued to train energetically, even at the
end of the summer jungyo in August, training for four consecutive days.
Araiso Oyakata also said, "He had a fever so we just had him rest, but he
had been training hard until the 4th, so there's no problem."


Maegashira 4W Wakamotoharu had a total of nine bouts at keiko at his heya
today, against Sekiwake Kirishima  who had come to train with him and
others. Regarding his preparations for the Aki basho, he commented, "I
don't think it's bad." He has had back to back makekoshi in the last two
tournaments as a Maegashira. Regarding his quest to return to the sanyaku
ranks, he said, "The content is important. I've been struggling with
getting a left-hand grip in many of my matches. I want to focus on using my
own style and fight with substance rather than thinking about my rank. If I
can fight well, I think my ranking will follow." A jungyo was held in his
hometown of Fukushima City in August, where a special bout was scheduled
against his younger brother, sekiwake Wakatakakage, thrilling local fans.
"I train with Wakatakakage every day at the keiko-ba, but I'm very grateful
that the audience was able to see me at the jungyo. Next- a yusho
kettei-sen between us brothers," he said with a smile.

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