<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br>Here is a recap of the career of Shonanzakura, one of the losing-est rikishi in his 6-year career. I found a few bouts on tachiai.org, if you're curious. <a href="https://tachiai.org/tag/shonanzakura/">https://tachiai.org/tag/shonanzakura/</a><div><br></div><div>From Moti:<div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Moti Dichne <niramiai@gmail.com><br><b>Date:</b> August 25, 2021 at 5:09:12 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Sumo news] - Shounanzakura retires</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> niramiai@gmail.com<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">Yes, it's true. 104 consecutive losses ( a record he holds), 3-238 career Jonokuchi Shounanzakura (Hattorizakura) has retired. He will be missed. He asked to be dismissed after last basho. "The limit of my endurance", "I want to retire" is what he reportedly said to his shisho Shikihide. "I wanted him to continue and gambarize, but he was adamant," explained Shiks. "Lose or lose, he kept on keeping on and that is something good and I think that was fantastic. Although he has that losing streak, he was always the first to appear in the morning and immerse himself in training. He did the sweeping and chanko duties well and was courteous and gambarized in his own way., " added the Oyakata. Shounanzakura is at his parents house at present and is looking forward to starting his second life. "He's still young-he should rest at his parents house and take things easy and gambarize," summed Shikihide oyakata. <br>
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