On the 11th it was revealed that the sumo wrestler Yokozuna Kakuryu (35 = Rikuoku) will close in the Sumo Spring Basho (Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo), which will reach its first day on the 14th. response to a telephone interview with the press. According to Rikuoku, his left thigh was injured during training on Day 9. Although it will be closed for five consecutive spots, Tsururyu also revealed that he has strongly indicated his intention to continue working.

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Tsururyu, who was supposed to challenge the spring place with the backwaters, was closed out of regret. The day before the meeting for organizing efforts in the same place, Master Rikuoku said, “It was decided that the place will not be available now.” He explained that he had sprained his left thigh during training on day 9. “Looks like there was a sound.” They go. “I didn’t notice it, but only the person knows the pain.” It is said that he had a direct discussion with Tsururyu that day and decided to close the spring place.

At the regular meeting of the Yokotsuna Deliberation Committee (horizontal referee) held after November last year, it was noted that there were many holidays and a “warning” resolution was given. However, the first place in January was closed due to back pain. In the spring, he was prepared to go back and forth. Mr. Rikuoku told Tsururyu that he had the option to resign. Still, “I heard from him that he wants to take the next one because he hasn’t run out of feelings yet. He still had a strong desire to do so,” said Tsururyu, who emphatically indicated his intention to continue working.

If five venues are closed in a row, there is a high possibility that harsh opinions will be issued at the regular Yokotsuna Deliberation Committee meeting scheduled to be held after the spring venue. “I’m ready for it,” he said. In the unlikely event that a “withdrawal recommendation” is resolved, he said he would discuss the advance and withdraw again, saying, “I think I have to talk to him after hearing it.”

Currently, he is not stepping on the fork, but says the symptoms of exertion are not serious. Rikuoku said about Tsururyu’s situation: “I don’t think it will take me long to heal. My body doesn’t feel bad and I don’t feel at all. Within a week or two, I’ll be in perfect shape and start moving. I think.” Believing that he will return to the mainland, Tsururyu dedicates himself to what he can do now.[Takashi Sasaki]