[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Natsu 2026 kyujo

[Jeff A]

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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, May 8, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Natsu 2026 kyujo
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Yokozuna Oonosato and Ozeki Aonishiki are kyujo. On the 8th, a
match-scheduling meeting was held at Ryogoku Kokugikan, and they were not
included in the matches on the first and second days. The head of the
judging committee,  Asakayama Oyakata, revealed that the two were absent
due to injuries, saying, "We'll talk with them and their doctors. I think
they're prioritizing their health." He expressed his hope for their
recovery, saying, "I hope they heal from their injuries and show us their
strong selves." Regarding Aonishiki, he said, "He must have been injured
recently. He's been getting injured a lot lately, so I hope he recovers
completely." Although he is kadoban this tournament, Asakayama said
regarding his return to competition mid-basho, "I don't know. It's up to
the Oyakata and the rikishi themselves to decide. It's not something we can
do anything about. If he can't wrestle, it's pointless." This will be
Oonosato's second consecutive tournament absence. This marks the third time
in his six tournaments as a Yokozuna that he has missed a tournament, and
the first time he has missed a tournament from the first day. He had been
absent since the fourth day of the last basho due to a dislocated left
shoulder joint, and also withdrew from the spring jungyo midway through. He
did not step onto the dohyo for the Yokozuna Deliberation Council's soken
on the 1st of this month, indicating that his preparation was significantly
behind schedule. This is Aonishiki's first kadoban basho, and if he has a
makekoshi or doesn't join this basho, he will be demoted to Sekiwake in the
next tournament, when he will need ten wins to regain his Ozeki rank. He
won the January tournament as a newly promoted Ozeki, but in the March
Tournament, where he challenged for promotion to Yokozuna, he fractured his
left little toe and finished with a record of 7 wins and 8 losses. He
resumed sumo training at the end of April, but injured his left ankle
during a practice bout at another heya on the 6th of this month. He cut his
training short and headed to the hospital.

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