[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Ex-Makuuchi Daishoumaru retires, new Juryo Tanji speaks

[Jeff A]

Moti


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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Ex-Makuuchi Daishoumaru retires, new Juryo Tanji
speaks
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Former Makuuchi  Daishoumaru, who announced his retirement at the end of
this tournament, held a press conference at the venue on the 26th. "I'm 35
now, and there's still more to come. I still had the feeling that I wanted
to continue, but I want to move on to the next thing," he revealed,
explaining his reason for retirement. He said his parents congratulated
him, saying, "You did well despite your small stature." His Oyakata
Oitekaze  who also attended the press conference, said, "We've talked about
retirement several times. I thought it was finally happening," and offered
his support, saying, "He was a rikishi who worked diligently. I hope he
continues to work diligently, just like in sumo." Daishoumaru said that his
future path is undecided, but "I haven't experienced the real world yet, so
I want to learn a lot from now on." Finally, he left the press conference
with the bouquet of flowers that had been presented to him. Daishoumaru
made his professional sumo debut in the spring tournament of 2014, was
promoted to Juryo in May 2015, and was promoted to Makuuchi in Haru of
2016. In this last basho, he was ranked  Makushita 57W and had a makekoshi
of 3-4.

New Juryo Tanji - On the 29th, the Kyokai held its banzuke  committee
meeting for Aki basho. at the IG Arena in Aichi, and decided to promote
Tanji (20, Arashio beya), ranked Makushita 1E, to Juryo. The 20-year-old,
who held a press conference with his Oyakata Arashio  at his heya's
lodgings in Nagoya, spoke about the flexibility he cultivated through doing
rhythmic gymnastics, the lessons he learned from Wakatakakage, and his
feelings for his hometown. He was gradually feeling the weight of his new
position at the press conference. When asked about his feelings upon being
promoted, Tanji said, "Of course, the first thing I thought was that I was
happy." Surrounded by reporters, he said, "I guess this is what it means to
be a Sekitori," letting it sink in. Raised in Fukushima City, with a
Japanese father and a Russian mother, Tanji has a foundation that goes
beyond sumo. It was rhythmic gymnastics that he took up as a child. That
experience remains forged in his body today. "I didn't have any trouble
with the matawari, and I was made to do them every day." He added with a
smile, "I'm not that good at it, but I could do a backflip." His mentor,
Arashio Oyakata , also praised him, saying, "He originally did rhythmic
gymnastics, so he has high physical ability."

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