[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Tidbits from final day

[Jeff A]

Moti


Best regards,
Jeffrey Anderson
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: Sun, May 24, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Tidbits from final day
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


41-year-old Tamawashi suffered his 13th loss, being easily pushed out by
Hiradoumi. Unusually for this tournament, he had thick tape wrapped around
his right leg. He didn't say anything, but it seemed he was carrying an
injury. Nevertheless, he endured the pain and wrestled with all his might
every day. His demotion to Juryo is now certain, but after the match, loud
applause echoed from the arena for a long time. After the match, he turned
the tables on reporters, asking, "How many years has it been since I was
demoted to Juryo?" When he heard it was 13 years, he paused for a moment
before managing to say, "First of all, I don't want to get discouraged."
This tournament was his milestone 100th tournament in Makuuchi, but he had
been struggling. "So many things have happened, I just want to take a week
off. From there, I want to get myself back on track." He looked dejected at
the loud cheers from the fans, saying, "I let them down."

The flag bearer riding shotgun in the winner's parade had not yet been
decided even at the time of the awards ceremony. Wakamotoharu, who was in
the dressing room, waited with a slightly bewildered expression, saying,
"Atsushi (Wakatakakage) apparently wants me to do it, but my Oyakata
(Arashio Oyakata) seems to want (Juryo) Daiseizan to do it." After the
awards ceremony, Wakatakakage officially nominated him as the flag bearer,
and he readily accepted. At the 2022 Haru basho, when Wakatakakage won his
first yusho, he was unable to have a parade due to COVID, and had left the
venue at the moment the victory was decided. He had previously served as
the flag bearer for Aonishiki's victory parade, but said that there was "no
parade at all" for Wakatakakage's first victory, and of course, it was the
first time the brothers had ridden side-by-side in an open car and
responded to the cheers.

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