After three thrilling days of exciting sumo bouts and in keeping with the excellent 2020 season, the 2021 January event has got off to a suitably unpredictable start! With the top two Yokozuna wrestlers (Hakuho and Kakuryu) having withdrawn from thetournament prior to its start, Sumo fans across the world would havebeen forgiven for predictingContinue reading “2021 January Basho – Days 1-3: Review”
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July 2020 Day-2: Kakuryu absent through injury
The July basho got off to a rocky start for the mongolian wrestler, Kakuryu; not only did he trip up in his first bout against Endo – during an attempted manoeuvre to disrupt his Maegashira #1 opponent’s balance – but that same koshikudake – “inadvertent collapse” – aggravated an elbow injury he had sustained inContinue reading “July 2020 Day-2: Kakuryu absent through injury”
Sumo Profile: Daieisho
Picture by Wikimedia Commons Profile Details Shikona (ring name): Daieisho Real Name: Hayato Takanishi Nationality (By birth): Asaka, Saitama Pref. Japan Current Rank: Komusubi Championships – Makuuchi: 0 Championships – Juryo: 1 Promoted to Makuuchi: March, 2016 Photo Taken from Wikimedia Commons
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