<div dir="auto">Moti </div><div><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: Mon, Aug 24, 2026 at 8:05 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Natsu Jungyo news<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"">Ozeki Aonishiki explained the progress of his left leg's recovery. Although he did some shiko on the dohyo, he focused on basic exercises such as suriashi below the dohyo. On this day, he moved his body without tabi socks and other support for his left leg. He explained, "I want to get the feeling back in my foot," and regarding the injury, he said, "It's getting better and better. I'm going to take things slowly and not rush it." He also revealed that he expects to resume sumo keiko after the banzuke is released on the 31st. On the 21st, it was announced on the Ajigawa beya's official website that a yusho parade for the Nagoya yusho will be held in Koto Ward, Tokyo on September 6th. "I've never done anything like it before, so I'm looking forward to it. My wife is working hard to make it happen. I'm happy because I didn't think it would be possible," he said happily.</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"">Sekiwake Atamifuji showed smooth progress in his training. On this day, he had 10 keiko bouts against Kazuma, Ounokatsu Fujiryouga, Daiseizan, and Ura, winning 8 and losing 2. He had a 7-match winning streak at some point, and his sumo style, which involved receiving the tachiai and then moving forward, attacking and overwhelming his opponents with pressure, were particularly noticeable. During one bout, he slipped and fell off the dohyo, but it was not serious. Jungyo director Takadagawa Oyakata (former Sekiwake Akinoshima) praised him, saying, "He doesn't do keiko bouts every day, but he is training energetically while monitoring his physical condition." Looking ahead to Aki Basho, where Atamifuji is on an Ozeki run, Takadagawa expressed his expectations, saying, "He has come very close to winning the yusho. The rest is up to him. I think he is thinking about it as he goes along."</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""></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""><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"">Two former classmates from Nihon University, Komusubi Yoshinofuji and Maegashira 15W Kazuma, faced each other in two bouts. At Nihon University, Yoshinofuji was the captain and Kazuma was the vice-captain, and they both led the team as regulars from their first year. Although they had been facing each other doing butsugari during this jungyo, this was the first time they had competed in a direct bout. Yoshinofuji chose Kazuma and the rematch between the two classmates since their university days took place. Kazuma won both bouts.</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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