<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>Jeffrey Anderson</div><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: Wed, Sep 16, 2026 at 12:57 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Shouketsu, oldest active rikishi<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"">Shouketsu (Shibatayama beya), the oldest active rikishi (ranked Jonidan 45W), suffered his first loss since turning 50 on the 5th. He was defeated by uwatenage by Suigafuji who is 29 years his junior, and reflected, "My opponent's attack was better." On Day 2, in his first bout since turning 50, he had won by kimedashi against Komanofuji (20, Jonidan 45E), a rikishi 30 years his junior. While that victory drew significant attention, he remained humble, saying, "It was just a fluke." He explained that the interest stemmed largely from the fact that his opponent's shikona "Komanofuji," was identical to the one he himself had used in the past. He said he approached the match "as usual," but after being thrown, his back and left elbow were covered in sand. He expressed regret, noting, "I ended up wrestling too defensively." He is the second active rikishi in the Showa era or later to reach the age of 50, following Hanakaze, who retired at 51 years and 7 months. Born on September 5, 1976, he made his debut at the 1995 Spring Tournament and has maintained a perfect attendance record for over 31 years. With this day's result, his career record stands at 652 wins and 652 losses. His record for the current tournament is now 1 win and 1 loss, but he remained calm, stating, "It’s just getting started. Will I keep losing or keep winning from here? Nothing begins unless I step onto the dohyo.."</span>
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