[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Day 3 wardrobe incident

[Jeff A]

Moti

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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Day 3 wardrobe incident
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Another incident occurred on day 3 during Houshouryuu's Yokozuna dohyo-iri.
Houshouryuu and his tsuyuharai Meisei wore purple-based kesho mawashi,
while his tachimochi Hiradoumi wore a light blue one. A Yokozuna dohyo-iri
typically involves the three participants wearing the same
kesho-mawashi chosen by the Yokozuna. As the name "mitsuzoroi" suggests,
the three kesho mawashi have a unified design, enhancing the elegance of
the Yokozuna's dohyo-iri. What exactly happened? Based on accounts from
some tsukebitos, Houshouryuu's tsukebito made a mistake. Normally, the
kesho mawashi worn every few days are rotated. Apparently, the
tsukebito brought the kesho mawashi that  was supposed to be worn from the
third day to the dressing room, but instead of taking the one that was used
on the second day, he took the one he'd brought with him for the third day
back to the heya.. He noticed the mistake in the shitaku-beya before the
dohyo-iri on the third day, but it was too late, so Hiradoumi continued to
serve as the tachimochi but with  a "mis-matched" kesho-mawashi.
Fortunately, both Houshouryuu and Hiradoumi won their matches. Did the
incident during the dohyo-iri affect the match? Hiradoumi said, "I was
nervous about that (dohyo-iri), so the match was easier." It is an honor to
serve as an attendant for a Yokozuna dohyo-iri but it also comes with a
significant burden. It was a rare occurrence.



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