[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Ichiyamamoto does stand up..

[Jeff A]

Moti


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For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these:
It might have been.
- John Greenleaf Whittier

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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, May 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Ichiyamamoto does stand up..
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


"Can't you see? No, you can see it, can't you??." Maegashira West 2
Ichiyamamoto defeated Ozeki Kotozakura in the musubi bout to secure his
second win. He was turned sideways at the start of the bout, but he held on
at the edge of the dohyo. It was a head-on battle, with him repeatedly
charging at the Ozeki. The previous day, in the same final bout, he pushed
back Kirishima, also an Ozeki, but his feet locked and he was slapped down.
On this day, he lowered his hips to get into position at the edge of the
dohyo and pushed Kotozakura out. "I was able to hold on well. At first I
was only putting my weight on the top, but then I got into a good position
and put my strength into it. I think it was good that my knees were bent at
the edge of the dohyo." It was a magnificent victory, showing he had
learned from his mistakes the previous day.

During his match against Kirishima yesterday, when he went to get the last
salt in the final shikiri, he caught sight of a bundle of prize money that
had been offered for the final match. "I saw it. There was no money falling
on the dohyo in the end, though... Argh," he lamented. Having been in the
final bout for two days in a row, there was a hefty amount of prize money
again today as well. One might think that he had learned from his mistake
the previous day, but... "I thought to myself I shouldn't look (when I went
for the last shikiri), but I saw it. But rather than being self-conscious
about it, I just decided to look. I stared at it," he said with a smile.
"It's my job, so getting paid a lot is proof that I worked hard yes
indeed," he said, his famously smooth and radiant skin shining brightly..
[Kazuhiro Masuda]

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