Here comes the second part of our series. More prestigious names are on the line…
Kizakiumi Shinnosuke
Age of retirement: 25
Best rank: juryo 3
The Okinawa-ken rikishi’s unfortunate retirement caused Andy to rant at the malicious issue of injuries in sumo. Indeed, how would fans react, should Takakeisho, Asanoyama or Shodai suddenly retire due to a badly handled injury?
Continue readingDeuxième partie de notre série sur les lutteurs ayant annoncé leur retraite en 2020. D’autres noms prestigieux sont concernés…
Kizakiumi Shinnosuke
Age de retraite : 25 ans
Meilleur rang : juryo 3
La retraite du lutteur originaire de la région d’Okinawa a conduit Andy à s’insurger face au délicat problème des blessures dans le sumo. En effet, comment réagiraient les fans, si Takakeisho, Asanoyama ou Shodai devaient brutalement prendre leur retraite à cause d’une blessure mal gérée ?
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Here we are, approaching the last “act” of the basho. First, we’ll look at the closing day of the second “act”, and then we’ll switch over to day 11, to see some of the yusho developments.
Continue readingIt’s nakabi, the middle day, which means more rikishi who may get a 4-0 kachi-koshi, or a 0-4 make-koshi.
Unfortunately, it’s also a Sunday, which means most of my usual sources are low on content. So this post is going to be somewhat shorter than you’re used to.
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