Wrestler, whose real name is Mikiya Ishioka, triumphs in Osaka to secure Emperor’s Cup despite injuring his ankle the previous day
There were wild celebrations at the Edion Arena Osaka on Sunday after he ended the 15-day contest with an unassailable record of 13 wins and two defeats.ring to secure the Emperor’s Cup, despite injuring his ankle the previous day, when he had to be taken out of the arena in a wheelchair after losing his bout.
On Sunday, a shellshocked Takerufuji, whose real name is Mikiya Ishioka, revealed that his stablemaster had encouraged him to pull out of the tournament to spare his injured ankle. “But I knew I would regret it for the rest of my life if I pulled out,” the 143kg wrestler said in a ringside interview. “If you ever ask me to do it again, there’s no way I would be able to..
Most of the top-ranked wrestlers suffered multiple early losses in Osaka, while the only current grand champion, Terunofuji, pulled out after the first week with a back injury.Grand sumo’s six annual tournaments each last 15 days and are held three times in Tokyo and once each in Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. Wrestlers move up and down the rankings – or hold on to their current position – depending on their record over the course of each tournament.
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