[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Hakkaku on Aonishiki

[Jeff A]

Moti
Gaijingai
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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jul 24, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Hakkaku on Aonishiki
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Is Aonishiki not injured at all?! His overwhelming strength has raised
suspicions with Hakkaku Rijicho.  Aonishiki beat  Ozeki Kirishima to
maintain his two-loss record and take sole possession of the lead in the
yusho race. He has injuries to his left ankle and left big toe, and is
heavily taped up, but is showing strength that shows no signs of being
affected. Chairman Hakkaku praised his performance, saying, "He must have
strong upper body strength. Kirishima was lifted off his torso." When asked
about Aonishiki's mental strength, he commented, "People talk about his
injuries, but it's as if he's not in pain, or doesn't want to be in pain."
When reporters asked him, "You don't want to talk about it?", he replied,
"Maybe he's not really in pain? I don't know if he's injured or not, but
he's a strong person," expressing his admiration for his resilience to
injury.

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