[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Kadoban Ozeki Aonishiki

[Robert Brown]

Can we assume Anatoly joined Sumo in August of 2025?

Kodaiyama

On Thu, Apr 30, 2026 at 1:01 PM Jeff A <jpaitv at gmail.com> wrote:

> Moti
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> From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 6:41 PM
> Subject: [Sumo news] - Kadoban Ozeki Aonishiki
> To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>
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> Ozeki Aonishiki (22, Ajigawa beya), who will be facing his first ever
> kadoban basho held an open keiko session at his heya in Koto Ward, Tokyo,
> on the 29th. On this day, he focused on basic exercises such as shiko and
> suriashi  and towards the end, he engaged in butsugari with rikishi from
> Hidenoyama beya who had come to train with him. He was also seen giving
> advice to Zadoroznoi Anatoly, an Estonian from the same heya who was
> showing off his powerful throwing techniques. Although he did not reveal
> the details, he expressed his gratitude, saying, "It gets the younger
> rikishi in the heya fired up, and it creates an atmosphere that is close to
> honbasho so it's nothing but a plus. I'm very grateful for that (the
> Hidenoyama beya) came." Anatoly, a trainee, joined the heya in August 2026.
> If he makes his debut, he will be the third rikishi from Estonia, following
> former Ozeki Baruto.
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> As for his condition (toe injury) although he has not yet resumed sumo
> training, he emphasized that he is recovering well and expressed his
> eagerness to participate in the coming basho.  He showed no signs of
> favoring the injured area. "I'm getting proper treatment, so I'm getting
> better little by little. I've been coming down to the keiko-ba to adjust
> from time to time, so I want to do my best to aim to enter."
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