[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Asanoyama keiko

[Jeff A]

Moti

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The saddest are these:
It might have been.
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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Apr 12, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Asanoyama keiko
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Former Ozeki and current West Maegashira 12 Asanoyama completed the first
half of the Spring tour with keiko focused on basic lower body exercises
such as shiko, and expressed his eagerness to "start practicing actual sumo
soon." This is his first time he joins the jungyo in two years since Haru
2024 when he was a rank-and-file rikishi. He ruptured the ligament in his
left knee at the Nagoya basho that year, dropping eventually to Sandanme.
He made his return to the Makuuchi at the January Basho after nine bashos.
After keiko, he smiled at the daily provided bento box meals, saying, "This
is also part of the Juryo. It's a nostalgic atmosphere." Compared to the
days of treatment, rehabilitation, and solo keiko that could easily have
made him feel down, this is a time to lift his spirits. At the Haru basho,
he had a kachikoshi of 8-7 , but suffered three consecutive losses until
the final day. He also suffered three consecutive losses in the last three
days of the January Basho. "I still had energy left. The feeling of 'I want
to win' and 'I can't lose' was too strong, and I couldn't move forward in
my own style." It seems he became re-accustomed to the atmosphere of
Makuuchi and his body and mind seem revitalized. (Nobuya Okumura)

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