<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: Thu, Sep 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Training at Sadogatake beya today<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><span style="font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";color:rgb(53,60,65)">Komusubi Daieishou went for degeiko to Sadogatake beya in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture today. In his first keiko session since the announcement of the banzuke, he took part in a total of 11 bouts against Ozeki Kotozakura, Kotoshouhou and Kotoeihou, winning 3 and losing 8. "I've been doing keiko at the heya since yesterday, and I'm getting a little better. I want to pick up the pace from here," he said, wiping away sweat. Last year, he missed the entire Nagoya tournament due to a torn right calf muscle and was demoted from Sekiwake, but in the last tournament he achieved 10 wins as East Maegashira 4. In the banzuke announcement on August 31st, he returned to Sanyaku for the first time in 7 tournaments, but he showed his determination to aim for promotion to Ozeki again, saying, "Just returning isn't the end goal. I don't think you can grow without setting goals. I have to aim higher and higher, so I want to do it with that mindset."</span><div><span style="font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";color:rgb(53,60,65)"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";color:rgb(53,60,65)">Ozeki Kotozakura officially began his training on the 3rd at Sadogatake beya in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture. He had 15 bouts against Komusubi Daieishou who came for degeiko and Makuuchi Kotoshouhou and Kotoeihou. His aggressive, forward-moving style resulted in an excellent record of 11 wins and 4 losses. Due to a left ankle injury, he did not participate in keiko during the summer jungyo in August. Despite the long break, he seemed to feel good about his performance, saying with a bright expression, "I moved better than I expected. My feet moved well, and I was able to stay at the edge of the dohyo well." In the previous tournament, when he was in danger of demotion, he narrowly escaped the crisis with an 8-7 record. The Ozeki, who is expected to rise to the occasion, was full of fighting spirit, saying, "I'm not just aiming to compete for the yusho, I intend to win the yusho."</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol";color:rgb(53,60,65)"></span></div>
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