<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: Sun, Aug 30, 2026 at 9:32 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - The Natsu jungyo comes to an end..<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"">The Natsu Jungyo concluded today at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tokyo. Tour director Takadagawa (former Sekiwake Akinoshima) praised the rikishi, saying, "Everyone did a great job with both keiko and fan service." This jungyo visited 27 venues over 28 days, including the Tohoku region. "The jungyo allows us to interact with the audience. It isn't isn't about making money. It's about letting people see sumo up close and promoting it. Along with the main tournaments, the jungyo is an important job. I hope that even one new person will become interested in sumo," he revealed. This was his first summer jungyo since transferring from the judging department after this year's Haru Basho, and he reflected, "I had heard that there used to be a lot of dropouts, but there weren't that many this time." </span>He also <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"">highly praised Ura. After seeing him participate in asageiko every day, he praised his perfect attendance, saying, "Ura did a great job. He came every single day without missing a single one." On this day as well, he actively participated in bouts with Hiradoumi, Kotoeihou and others. Considering his age of 34, Takadagawa said, "I tell him not to overdo it, but he did a great job." Upon hearing this, Ura himself expressed his gratitude, saying, "I'm very grateful." </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"">With the conclusion of the Jungyo, Yokozuna Oonosato expressed a sense of fulfillment, saying it had been "long." Yokozuna Houshouryuu was absent due to a right knee injury. As the sole Yokozuna, he performed the dohyo-iri and other duties, expressing his hope that "this is an opportunity for people who don't usually get to see sumo to become interested in it." He cited the jungyo in Shinjo City, Yamagata Prefecture on the 8th as his most memorable experience. He recalled with a smile that it was "so hot" because there was no air conditioning around the dohyo or in the dressing rooms, making it "a memorable experience." Although he finished the Nagoya tournament with a 9-6 record, he explained that his injured left shoulder is "getting better." Looking ahead to the Aki Basho which begins on the 13th, he expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I will thoroughly work on my lower body. The first day is important, so I want to train hard in preparation for it."</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"">Asahakuryuu received a "tough love" butsugari session from Ozeki Kirishima. He was singled out by the Ozeki towards the end of the keiko. He fell to the ground many times, his whole body covered in sand. At one point, he tumbled out of the dohyo, putting his hands on his knees and staggering, but still clung to the Ozeki. On the final day of the 28-day tour, he received some leadership from his fellow Mongolian senior. "I thought I would be singled out for a 'treatment', but I never imagined it would be on the last day," he said, surprised, but added, "I was doing it thinking that it would make me stronger." At the Nagoya tournament, he finished with a losing record of 7 wins and 8 losses as Maegashira 12E. He vowed to "do my best to get a kachikoshi" at the Aki Basho, which starts on the 13th.</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><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""><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""><br></span></div>
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