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Yokozuna Kakuryu states he is not retiring despite fifth straight tournament withdrawal

Posted by AugustusFerdinand
Tags: sumo, japan, athletes, kakuryu rikisaburo, retirements
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/03/c33a9087086b-sumo-kakuryu-set-to-miss-5th-straight-meet-with-leg-injury.html

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Sumo: Kakuryu set to miss 5th straight meet with leg injury
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KYODO NEWS

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  1. AugustusFerdinand
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    Previously in the saga of the missing yokozuna: https://tild.es/ug3 As always, feel free to ask me anything about this or sumo in general.

    Previously in the saga of the missing yokozuna: https://tild.es/ug3

    As always, feel free to ask me anything about this or sumo in general.

    2 votes
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    mrbig
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    Read a Japanese name on ~sports Remember there's a sumo guy on ~tildes Yep, it's sumo! I like that Tildes still feel very much like a small town :)
    1. Read a Japanese name on ~sports
    2. Remember there's a sumo guy on ~tildes
    3. Yep, it's sumo!

    I like that Tildes still feel very much like a small town :)

    2 votes
    2. cfabbro
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      Ditto. And I also like that Tildes is small enough that I can still occasionally get a peek into worlds that I knew nothing about before (like Sumo).

      Ditto. And I also like that Tildes is small enough that I can still occasionally get a peek into worlds that I knew nothing about before (like Sumo).

      2 votes
  3. AugustusFerdinand
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    Update: Yokozuna Kakuryu has indeed retired in a surprise announcement yesterday. The wonderful John Gunning has a good article up about Kakuryu's history and methods, do feel free to skip the...

    Update: Yokozuna Kakuryu has indeed retired in a surprise announcement yesterday.

    The wonderful John Gunning has a good article up about Kakuryu's history and methods, do feel free to skip the out-of-place 'Friends' references though, not sure it worked.

    I welcome everyone to watch Kakuryu's last championship winning match which was against the literal Yokozuna GOAT (Hakuho holds nearly every sumo record worth holding), to view his brand of methodical and understated sumo at the top of the game. I've always been an admirer of his style and lack of fanfare that certainly reflects the expected stoicism of yokozuna.

    And as always feel free to ask me anything about sumo!