[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Asanoyama injured

[Jeffrey Anderson]

>From Moti

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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Asanoyama injured
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Maegashira 12 Asanoyama was badly injured in his loss to Ichiyamamoto
today. Left knee, after he fell awkwardly.This comes after he missed all of
last basho with a right knee injury. The way it's looking at the moment, it
will take a while for him to recuperate, meaning he may soon find himself
in Makushita. Asanoyama, who was pushed down and lost after collapsing on
his left knee, distorted his face in intense pain. He tried to stand up
once, but was unable to stand and was on all fours again on the ring. He
got on the wheelchair provided, leaning on the shoulders of some Oyakata
and yobidashi. He was transferred to an ambulance at the infirmary inside
the venue, but the ambulance that arrived could only accommodate a weight
of up to 130 kg, so they had to wait for about an hour for the Hyper Rescue
Team's special vehicle so they could head to the hospital. Wakamatsu
Oyakata, former Maegashira Asanowaka, coaching at Takasago, rushed to the
infirmary and revealed, "It was his left knee that was injured". 'I heard a
sound. It feels worse than last time, said Asanoyama himself." The "last
time" was on April 25th during the Jungyo in Kisarazu, Chiba. He had
injured his right knee, which caused him to miss the entire May basho. If
he "heard a sound," and it was a torn ligament, a long-term absence is
inevitable. If he rests the remaining 11 days of this tournament, and then
misses both the September and Autumn Tournaments, he will drop to Makushita
for Kyushu in November. Asanoyama was suspended for one year for violating
COVID-19 guidelines. He fell from Ozeki to Sandanme, and made his comeback
at the 2022 Nagoya tournament, getting the Sandanme yusho. After morning
practice that day, he expressed his gratitude to the fans, saying, "I will
never forget the cheers of 'Welcome back' that time." And now, he faces
more difficult times ahead.

[image: 一山本（左）は押し倒しで朝乃山を破る（撮影・和賀正仁）]

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Best regards,
Jeffrey Anderson
Gaijingai

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The saddest are these:
It might have been.
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