<div dir="ltr">From Moti<br><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: Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 11:45 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Asanoyama injured<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br>Maegashira 12 Asanoyama was badly injured in his loss to Ichiyamamoto today. Left knee, after he fell awkwardly.This comes after he missed all of last basho with a right knee injury. The way it's looking at the moment, it will take a while for him to recuperate, meaning he may soon find himself in Makushita. Asanoyama, who was pushed down and lost after collapsing on his left knee, distorted his face in intense pain. He tried to stand up once, but was unable to stand and was on all fours again on the ring. He got on the wheelchair provided, leaning on the shoulders of some Oyakata and yobidashi. He was transferred to an ambulance at the infirmary inside the venue, but the ambulance that arrived could only accommodate a weight of up to 130 kg, so they had to wait for about an hour for the Hyper Rescue Team's special vehicle so they could head to the hospital. Wakamatsu Oyakata, former Maegashira Asanowaka, coaching at Takasago, rushed to the infirmary and revealed, "It was his left knee that was injured". 'I heard a sound. It feels worse than last time, said Asanoyama himself." The "last time" was on April 25th during the Jungyo in Kisarazu, Chiba. He had injured his right knee, which caused him to miss the entire May basho. If he "heard a sound," and it was a torn ligament, a long-term absence is inevitable. If he rests the remaining 11 days of this tournament, and then misses both the September and Autumn Tournaments, he will drop to Makushita for Kyushu in November. Asanoyama was suspended for one year for violating COVID-19 guidelines. He fell from Ozeki to Sandanme, and made his comeback at the 2022 Nagoya tournament, getting the Sandanme yusho. After morning practice that day, he expressed his gratitude to the fans, saying, "I will never forget the cheers of 'Welcome back' that time." And now, he faces more difficult times ahead.<div><br></div><div><img src="https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/img/202407170001324-w1300_0.jpg" alt="一山本(左)は押し倒しで朝乃山を破る(撮影・和賀正仁)" style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-width:0px;border-style:initial;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"\0030d2\0030e9\0030ae\0030ce\0089d2\0030b4 ProN W3","Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN",メイリオ,Meiryo,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;font-size:16px;vertical-align:bottom;color:rgb(51,51,51);text-align:center;width:640px;height:auto"><br></div>
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</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Best regards,<div>Jeffrey Anderson</div><div>Gaijingai</div><div><br></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>