<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 in LaGuardia </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: Fri, Oct 2, 2026 at 4:29 AM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Wakamotoharu golf<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;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"">Wakamotoharu played a round of golf with U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass. Arashio Oyakata also joined the outing on September 30, following the Autumn Tournament. The Ambassador shared the news on his X account on October 1, writing, "You certainly shouldn't underestimate a sumo wrestler's swing!" He included a commemorative photo taken at the golf course, showing Wakamotoharu, dressed in a gray patterned short-sleeved shirt and white shorts, standing on the grass alongside the Ambassador and others. Reflecting on the round, the Ambassador noted that they "blew the rain away" with their energy and introduced Wakamotoharu as the older brother of Wakatakakage, who won the U.S. President's Cup at this year's Summer Tournament. At the end of the post, the Ambassador jokingly added, "I certainly don't have the guts to ask for a 'rematch' on their turf, the sumo ring!" Comments poured in expressing surprise, with remarks such as, "Wakamotoharu plays golf, too? He's an all-around athlete!"</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;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""><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HTg-LyMbIAAx1oE?format=jpg&name=900x900" title="Enlarge image" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(23,126,201);text-decoration:underline;background-color:transparent;outline:0px" target="_blank"><img alt="HTg-LyMbIAAx1oE?format=jpg&name=900x900" height="688" width="516" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HTg-LyMbIAAx1oE?format=jpg&name=900x900" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;max-width:100%;height:auto"></a></p>

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