Tochinoshin professional#

On Day 5 of the tournament he suffered a shoulder injury against Kotoshoho that forced him out of the remainder of the tournament. Sekiwake Tochinoshin maintained his perfect record and sole share of the lead Thursday with a breakthrough victory over yokozuna Hakuho on Day 12 of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.

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In 2020 he exited the upper ranks and struggled to compete in makuuchi through a combination of advanced age and recurring injuries. Even if he lost he always gave an incredible effort and put his heart into this sport that we all love.

I always rooted for him when I was watching Sumo live and staying up late after closing shifts at my old job. His run as ozeki lasted for seven tournaments (not including a brief demotion to sekiwake). It's really sad to see Tochinoshin retire. In 2018 he was promoted to ozeki thanks to a 14-1 championship win followed by 10-5 and 13-2 (runner-up) performances. In late 2014 he rediscovered winning form, won another juryo championship and then got promoted back to makuuchi. Tochinoshin will be closed for the 12th time since the Kyushu tournament the year before, and the 16th maegashira Takarafuji, who was scheduled to play.

Tochinoshin professional#

He then bounced back and forth between winning and losing records before an injury hit 2013 campaign saw him demoted to juryo and then makushita. Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi (, born 13 October 1987 as Levan Gorgadze (Georgian: )) is a Georgian professional sumo wrestler from Mtskheta. On the 11th, Tochinoshin was diagnosed with a dislocation of the left shoulder joint at a clinic at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo, and reported it to the Japan Sumo Association. Tochinoshin will compete as an Ozeki for the first time in Nagoya next month, where he hopes to record another double-digit number of wins at the 15-day tournament.After a consistent run of winning records in the makuuchi Tochonoshin was promoted to the upper rank of komusubi. Its really sad to see Tochinoshin retire. 'I was surprised to hear him even joke in Japanese,' he said, recalling a telephone conversation after Tochinoshin's maiden championship win in January. Munakata, meanwhile, is delighted to see his 'little brother' improving on his language skills. Want more inspiration Browse our search results. 'I will follow what my stablemaster teaches me and work hard to be a role model for other sumo wrestlers,' Tochinoshin said. Inspirational designs, illustrations, and graphic elements from the worlds best designers. On May 30, Tochinoshin made a speech to mark his promotion in Japanese when he received an official notice from a Japan Sumo Association representative. 'Once he acquainted himself with greetings, everything went fine,' Munakata added, describing his protege as 'warm-hearted'. Munakata taught him unique greetings and other expressions used by sumo wrestlers, one at a time, taking half a year for Tochinoshin to get used to the traditional salutations. 'Without Munakata, I would have gone back to Georgia,' said Tochinoshin, who won his first Emperor's Cup in January and earned promotion to Ozeki by winning 23 of his next 30 bouts across the next two tournaments. The senior wrestler he credits with convincing him to stay was Hiromitsu Munakata, who was assigned to take care of the teenager with the pair forming a bond that remains as strong as ever today. 'My family told me that I could come home, but I was able to stick it out because senior wrestlers in my stable were kind,' the Asahi Shimbun quoted Tochinoshin as saying on Wednesday. As he continued to struggle with the language barrier and could only really communicate with Gagamaru, a Georgian wrestler at a nearby stable, a frustrated Tochinoshin admitted he was on the brink of giving it all up and returning home.