[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Fujinokawa in sanyaku

[Jeff A]

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

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Aug 31, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Fujinokawa in sanyaku
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Sekiwake Fujinokawa made it to Sanyaku, the first time in 198 years that a
rikishi from Kyoto has achieved this. He appeared at a press conference at
Ryogoku Kokugikan and smiled, saying, "I'm glad." He is from Nishikyo Ward,
Kyoto City. He is the first rikishi from Kyoto to reach Sanyaku since
Hiodoshi in the October 1828 tournament, 198 years ago. Regarding the
record, he revealed, "I heard about it from my heya's manager today." He
achieved the 10th fastest promotion in history, taking only 22 tournaments
since his professional debut. "Reaching Sanyaku was my goal this year. I'm
happy that I was able to achieve it," he said happily. As a Kyoto native,
he declared, "Since it's been a long time since a Kyoto native has reached made
it to Sanyaku, I'm sure more people will be cheering me on. I want to do my
best in the tournament to live up to their expectations.  My rise in the
ranks was faster than I thought it would be. Honestly, when I joined, I
didn't think I would be able to make it. I'm glad I worked hard in keiko."
At the Nagoya tournament, where he competed as the top East Maegashira, he
defeated both Yokozuna. He also won against Sekiwake Kotoshouhou and
Komusubi Ouhou, and finished with an 8-7 record, receiving the Outstanding
Performance Award. While his promotion to Sanyaku was considered certain,
some predicted he would only reach Komusubi, but he quickly rose to
Sekiwake. He received many congratulatory messages that day, but also many
surprised ones, he said with a laugh, "'You've made it to Sekiwake!'
Everyone seemed to think you were only Komusubi." He accepted it, saying,
"I think I was lucky with the banzuke." Standing 177 centimeters tall and
weighing 123 kilograms, he vowed, "Because I'm small, I try not to lose in
spirit. I want to prove that even if you're small, you can beat bigger
opponents."  Looking ahead to the Autumn tournament, his goal is
"Kachikoshi. I hope to be able to wrestle in a way that the fans will
enjoy."

-- 

---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups
"Sumo Newsletter2" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an
email to sumo-newsletter2+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sumo-newsletter2/f8046d89-055a-42d3-919d-b1d6d6f37230n%40googlegroups.com
<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sumo-newsletter2/f8046d89-055a-42d3-919d-b1d6d6f37230n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>
.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://server.webtrek.com/pipermail/sumo/attachments/20260831/ab6962ae/attachment-0001.html>