[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Wakanoshou

[Jeff A]

Moti


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Gaijingai

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: Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Wakanoshou
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Wakanoshou (22), who withdrew from the Nagoya tournament midway through,
was among those present. He suffered a bone bruise to his right femur in
his match against Fujiryouga on the 6th day of the Nagoya tournament and
withdrew from the tournament from the 7th day. He revealed that he had not
undergone surgery and said that he was "training with the intention of
participating" in the Aki Basho. Currently, he is "mainly focusing on his
upper body, and doing as much of his lower body training as he can." He has
been back at the keiko-ba since the tournament ended, and said, "I can't
wrestle right now, but I'm wearing my mawashi. I hope to be able to wrestle
a little while after the banzuke is announced." He had achieved 9 wins in
the Summer tournament and was confident going into the Nagoya tournament.
Regarding the injury that came amidst all that, he said, "It was
frustrating, but on the other hand, I was able to learn from it." He is
steadily building up what he can do in preparation for the Autumn
tournament.

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