[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Wakatakakage

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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Sep 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Wakatakakage
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Sekiwake Wakatakakage, who will be aiming for  Ozeki at the Aki Basho,
showed off his excellent condition, showing no signs of being affected by
not being able to doe sumo for three days due to a high fever. On the 8th,
he participated in the Tokitsukaze Ichimon rengo-keiko, held at the sumo
training center at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. He fought a total of 11
matches with the sekitori, with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses. The
breakdown of the results is as follows:

○ Kirishima (oshidashi)

● Shounannoumi (yorikiri)

○ Kirishima (yorikiri)

○ Tamawashi (oshidashi)

○ Daieishou (oshidashi)

○ Shoudai (yorikiri)

● Kirishima (oshidashi)

○ Tamawashi (yorikiri)

○ Kirishima (yorikiri)

○ Tamawashi (okuridashi)

● Daieishou (oshidashi)

He won four consecutive matches against skilled opponents, all of whom had
reached the rank of Sekiwake or higher and demonstrated his ability to
continuously push forward, using sharp first steps and thrusts. "I was
determined to train hard. I have just recovered from an illness, so I
worked up a good sweat and checked my senses while I was fighting," he
said, expressing his satisfaction. On the night of the 4th of this month,
he developed a fever. According to his  Arashio Oyakata , his fever was
about 38.5 degrees Celsius. As a result, he missed the YDC soken on the
5th. However, his fever soon subsided, and he took precautions by working
on the basics on the 6th and 7th. This was his first keiko session in four
days. Regarding the impact of this, Wakatakakage emphasized that there were
no problems, saying, "There's no problem. I'm in good physical condition."
He won 12 matches as a Komusubi two tournaments ago and 10 matches as a
Sekiwake last tournament. The standard for promotion to Ozeki is "33 wins
in three tournaments as a sanyaku wrestler," which he will reach with 11
wins this tournament, and there is a good chance of promotion even with
just 10 wins. As this tournament will be his first time with a clear goal
of becoming an Ozeki, he is full of energy, saying, "This is the rank I've
been aiming for, so I want to approach the basho without any regrets. Every
single match, I want to fight with  my own style of sumo, attacking from
down low. I want to train hard and prepare my body and mind before going
in," he explained. Wakatakakage, who is usually tells it like it is, spoke
with the utmost enthusiasm, revealing the strength of his desire to be
promoted to Ozeki.

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