<div dir="auto">Moti <br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Best regards,<div dir="auto">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></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><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 7, 2026 at 8:40 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Hakunofuji and Kirishima<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><span style="color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol"">On the 7th, Hakunofuji visited Takasago beya for degeiko. He took part in a total of 14 bouts with other sekitori and reflected that he had a good training session, saying "I had a good training session." Hakunofuji aggravated a left big toe MTP joint lateral ligament injury sustained in a bout in January during Haru Basho, forcing him to miss the Haru Jungyo.. He spent April focusing on treatment and only resumed sum</span><span style="color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol"">o training in May, but he showed nimble movements during the training session and said, "(The condition of my left foot) is so-so, but I think I can move quite a bit. Considering that I only resumed training in May, I think it's pretty good." He once rose to the rank of East Maegashira 1, just shy of reaching sanyaku, but has gone makekoshi these last three tournaments. Looking ahead to Natsu basho where he hopes to make a comeback, he said, "I have anxieties, but I also have confidence. I've done everything I can, so now all I have to do is work hard."</span><div><span style="color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol""><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol"">On the 7th, Otowayama Oyakata (former Yokozuna Kakuryuu) spoke to reporters at Otowayama beya in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, and explained that Ozeki Kirishima who injured his right ear yesterday, "is fine. His eardrum is not ruptured." He injured his ear during keiko at Arashio beya. He took the day off from keiko at the heya today, taking into consideration fatigue, as he has been training every day. Kirishima is currently adjusting his training for Natsu through degeiko and joint training with the Tokitsukaze Ichimon members. "It's not bad. Now the important thing is to get into a good rhythm once the tournament starts," he said with anticipation.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol""></span></div>
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