[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Hakuouhou

[Jeff A]

>From Moti

A day late, but better than nothing.
Gaijingai

Best regards,
Jeffrey Anderson

For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these:
It might have been.
- John Greenleaf Whittier


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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Hakuouhou
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Hakuouhou defeated  Kirishima today but a very worrying incident occurred
after the match. Hakuouhou was 3-3 and Kirishima was 4-2. Hakuouhou started
this bout with a strong tachiai and a morozashi but Kirishima grabbed both
of his arms and threw him around. Still, he continued to apply pressure
with his feet, at some point Kirishima lost his patience and went for a
pull, and was finally pushed out of the dohyo.  Despite his impressive
performance and the win, Hakuouhou showed signs of concern about his right
arm immediately after the bout. After being declared the winner and
leaving  the dohyo,  he looked at his right arm, which was unnaturally
swollen around his biceps. According to a post-match statement on
NHK's broadcast, Hakuouhou stated that he "thought it was torn." While
there was no indication of a kyujo as of the end of Day 7, it appears he
may have suffered a serious injury that could lead to an immediate
withdrawal from the tournament on Day 8. Hakuouhou, now 22, is one of the
rising stars of the sport, having achieved the fastest promotion to Juryo
in just one tournament and the fastest promotion to Makuuchi in three
tournaments. However, his career has been plagued by frequent injuries, and
he missed the entire Aki and Kyushu bashos last year due to surgery on an
old left shoulder injury. During the 2024 Natsu Basho, he tore his right
biceps. However, he has continued to compete to this day without taking a
break or undergoing surgery for his right arm injury. While the pain
worsened during the 2025 Natsu basho  he competed in some matches with
taping. It's possible that his continued push to compete may have
contributed to the current accident. Takerufuji, who belongs to the same
Isegahama beya continued competing despite injuring his right arm on the
sixth day of the Nagoya tournament. However, his condition worsened, and
onday 13, he submitted a medical certificate stating that he had a
"ruptured right biceps tendon and required two months of rest and
treatment," and withdrew from the tournament. He underwent surgery in
August after the tournament, but was unable to compete in the ongoing
basho, and a fall to Juryo  is inevitable for Kyushu. The nature and
details of Hakuouhou's injury are still unknown, but it's conceivable that
he may be forced to miss not only this basho but also the entire Kyushu
basho. Regarding day 8 and beyond, the majority of fans are of the opinion
that he should not push himself too hard and should withdraw, but attention
will likely be focused on what decision he and his Oyakata Isegahama will
make.


The Sporting News

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