<div dir="auto">From Moti<br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Best regards,<div>Jeffrey Anderson</div><div dir="auto">Gaijingai </div><div>For of all sad words of tongue or pen,</div><div>The saddest are these:</div><div>It might have been.</div><div>- John Greenleaf Whittier</div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Moti Dichne</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:niramiai@gmail.com">niramiai@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, May 2, 2024 at 3:46 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - More YDC Soken results<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><span style="font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)">Kotozakura (still weird writing this) had 10 bouts, won six, against fellow Ozeki and "others". "I was taken aback by the announcer calling Kotozakura- I forgot all about that. It's going to take some time getting used to that, " he explained. The Kokugikan electronic board still lists him as Kotonowaka..</span><br><div><span style="font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)">Takakeishou faced Kotozakura, Kirishima and Houshouryuu and was 1-5. He managed to shove Kirishima out, but lost the rest of his bouts when he was stopped in his tracks. He left the last tournament on day 14 and was absent from the jungyo, so he actually did not face any Makuuchi rikishi since withdrawing. "It's been a while so I was trying to gradually get my ring sense back..No use hurrying things. I guess it was good that I managed to face the top guys," he said. He is plagued with a chronic neck injury coupled with a chest injury and there are only 10 shopping days till Natsu. "I can only do my best to heal my ailments. If I go all out or not the basho will be coming so all I can do is use my fighting spirit in my preparations, I guess.." he summed.</span><span style="font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)"><br></span></div><div><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)">Kadoban Ozeki Kirishima was 4-2 against his Ozeki counterparts. He sprained his neck region and both elbows, injured a right bicep and missed the jungyo. "I wanted to concentrate on getting better. I think I did well," he said.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;font-family:Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(53,60,65)">Ozeki Houshouryuu was 7-5. </p></div>
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