[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Atamifuji

[Jeff A]

Moti

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Jeffrey Anderson
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For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these:
It might have been.
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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Atamifuji
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


He fell short again. West Maegashira 4 Atamifuji screamed "Ahh!" on the
hanamichi after losing his second playoff match, following his defeat in
Aki in 2023, his second tournament in the Makuuchi division. Returning to
the shitakubeya, he muttered to himself three times in a faint voice,
"Yusho..." Then he screamed "Ahh!" again. Unlike his previous playoff
match, in which he was easily defeated by then-Ozeki Takakeishou, he
managed to do his kind of sumo and began to take advantage of his
strengths. It was precisely because he realized that victory was so close
that he felt a surge of regret. In the regular day 15 bout, he overwhelmed
Maegashira Oushouumi, using his signature migi-yotsu grip. "This is the
first time I've won 12 matches. I thought, 'Today, something will change,'
but... I'm a little stronger than in my last playoff match, but I wonder if
the sumo gods are telling me, 'It's not time yet.'" For the 14 days leading
up to the tournament, he had been answering questions from the press, he
declined questions from the press, saying, "We're in the middle of the
basho.."  However, at the end, he was overwhelmed with regret.
Nevertheless, he won the Fighting Spirit Prize and is a strong candidate
for promotion to Sanyaku  next tournament, demonstrating his presence as a
leading figure. "Among the young sekitori, I am the most senior. I wanted
to be the first to reach Sanyaku and I came here with the desire not to
lose." Although he was unable to win the yusho, it looks like at least that
dream could be realized. If he had won the yusho, he would have been the
first rikishi to win a yusho having started with consecutive losses from
day one, and the first to be from Shizuoka Prefecture. "I have people who
cheer me on and support me and worry about me more than I do. If there is
even one person like that, I will do my best - I think my favorite band
would sing that." With a touch of embarrassment mixed in, he vowed to get
revenge. [Takada Bunta]

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