Edit: The withdrawal has been officially reported by NHK: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20190520/k10011922041000.html
Watch this video by Chris Gould for the latest on the Shin-Ozeki:
Takakeisho to Withdraw Again
Tachiai (立合い)
Sumo, sumo, sumo
Edit: The withdrawal has been officially reported by NHK: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20190520/k10011922041000.html
Watch this video by Chris Gould for the latest on the Shin-Ozeki:
I was expecting this. This should be the way even though he’s not my favorite… 😀
By the way : One thing I love about your blog here that you present your sources. This video does not have any (to me, but I’ll stand corrected). Any one of you can confirm this news?
Thanks!
I don’t read Japanese, but Herouth posted a link to this article on Twitter, and the word salad that Google Translate returned seems to support the video. Chris Gould is very reliable in my experience. https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/201905190001500.html
If Takakeisho is as crocked as CG suggests it isn’t fair on his opponents for him to continue. What is Tochinoshin supposed to do tomorrow? Take it easy and maybe lose, or go flat out and risk permanently injuring the kid?
In his previous Youtube post Chris Gould suggested that the kadoban rules lead to the return of Takeisho and that the rules need to be changed. However, his return is probably more related to being only 22 and the sumo culture brainwashing that he has been exposed to over the last decade. (I know at 22 that I wasn’t making the best decisions)