[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Atamifuji Ozeki promotion still on?

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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Atamifuji Ozeki promotion still on?
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Sekiwake Atamifuji , aiming for promotion to Ozeki, was defeated by
Yokozuna Oonosato , marking his fourth loss of the tournament (against
eight wins). This result makes a promotion to Ozeki following the current
tournament unlikely. Although Atamifuji won the tachiai, he allowed
Oonosato to get an under-arm grip on his right side and was subsequently
thrown down via shitatedashinage. Before the bout, Kyokai Chairman Hakkaku
had noted, "If Atamifuji wants to make a case [for promotion], he needs to
win with a strong performance," but he was unable to secure the victory.
The benchmark for Ozeki promotion is a total of 33 wins over the most
recent three tournaments while ranked in sanyaku. Atamifuji, who had
accumulated 9 wins and 12 wins since his debut at the Sekiwake rank, needed
to win all four of his remaining bouts to reach that benchmark, but this
loss put that goal out of reach. Chief Judge Kokonoe avoided a definitive
statement, saying, "It’s not up to me to decide. If he hits that number or
shows performance worthy of it, then the conversation [about promotion]
will happen. I’ll speak when the time comes. Right now, he’s working hard.
Winning all the remaining bouts is also important."

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