[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Oonosato heckled

[Jeff A]

Moti


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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 29, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Oonosato heckled
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Yoshiaki Kanemura (63), a former player for the Kintetsu, Chunichi, and
Seibu baseball teams, appeared on the MBS Radio program "Kanemura Yoshiaki
no Eekagen ni See" (MBS Radio, Mondays at 6:00 PM) on the 28th. He spoke
out against the heckling that marred the comeback victory of Yokozuna
Oonosato, his first tournament win in a year. In the final bout of the
final day, Oonosato defeated Ozeki Aonishiki , finishing with a 12-3 record
to secure his first yusho in six tournaments—since last year's Autumn
Tournament. It was a victory achieved after overcoming hardships, including
absences due to injury. Oonosato was overcome with emotion and wept openly
during the singing of the national anthem. Kanemura, who attended the
parties celebrating Oonosato's promotions to Ozeki and Yokozuna and has
supported him—remarking that he finds the rikishi "adorable"—shared his
thoughts on this comeback win: "It brought a tear to my eye. He’s been
through a lot; it must have been really tough, not being able to win for
that long." However, he criticized some sumo fans who were not following
proper etiquette, saying, "At that time, there were some people heckling at
the Ryogoku Kokugikan. Those kinds of people need to be kicked out."
Furthermore, some fans got angry and retaliated against the hecklers,
disrupting the winner's interview. Mr. Kanemura called for stricter
adherence to spectator etiquette, saying, "I want to tell the chairman to
get his act together."

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