2020’s retired rikishi (2/2)

Here comes the second part of our series. More prestigious names are on the line…

Kizakiumi Shinnosuke

Kizakiumi Shinnosuke (middle of the picture)

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?

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Les lutteurs retraités en 2020 (2/2)

Deuxième partie de notre série sur les lutteurs ayant annoncé leur retraite en 2020. D’autres noms prestigieux sont concernés…

Kizakiumi Shinnosuke

Kizakiumi Shinnosuke (middle of the picture)

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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Kyushu 2019, Senshuraku, Final Bouts From The Lower Divisions

A day late, here are some of the bouts from the lower divisions that took place on Senshuraku. This includes some tidying up – regular bouts featuring rikishi we have followed through Kyushu basho – and some playoffs.

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Kyushu 2019, Days 10-11, Bouts From The Lower Divisions

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.

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