Former Ozeki Kotoshogiku to retire Sekitori's oldest 36-year-old November 14, 10:46
According to an interview with a person concerned with the Japan Sumo Association, Kotoshogiku, 36, who has experience in sumo wrestling and is the oldest in Sekitori, has decided to retire.
Kotoshogiku is 36 years old from Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
He is the oldest in active Sekitori.
I entered the Sadogatake room from Meitoku Gijuku High School in Kochi, and made a new start at the beginning of 2005.
He was promoted to Ozeki after the fall of 2011, and overcame his knees and chest injuries at the first place in 2016, with a strong start and a "gaburi approach" that makes use of the heavy waist from the left four and the sword. , I won my first victory.
However, he lost at the first place in 2017, one year after the victory, and fell from Ozeki.
After that, he continued to be active in the Makuuchi while facing injuries to both knees and arms, but at the autumn place where he was greeted with the 11th frontal piece, he was closed from the 3rd day due to the strain of his left foot and re-entered from the 7th day. However, after losing a lot with 2 wins, 10 losses and 3 days off, he fell to Juryo from the Makuuchi area where he had been enrolled for more than 15 years.
The place, which was greeted with the third piece of Juryo, finished the 6th day and became 1 win and 5 losses, and was closed from the 7th day.
According to officials from the Japan Sumo Association, Kotoshogiku has decided to retire from active duty.
The number of places in Makuuchi is 92, which is the 7th place in history, and the number of wins in Makuuchi is 718, which is the 6th place in history, and even after the fall of Ozeki, he has been a strong player for a long time.
Kotoshogiku so far
Former Ozeki Kotonowaka in the Sadogatake room has achieved achievements such as winning the national junior high school sumo championship, and entered the Sadogatake room from Meitoku Gijuku High School in Kochi, and stepped on the first bale at the beginning of 2002. ..
He was promoted to Juryo at the 2004 Nagoya location and made a new start at the beginning of 2005.
With a strong start, he specializes in "gaburi approaching" that makes use of the heavy waist from the left four and the sword, and was promoted to Ozeki after the fall of 2011.
After being promoted to Ozeki, I suffered from repeated injuries that hurt my knees and chest, and although I couldn't reach the victory, I won my first victory at the first place in 2016.
However, if he lost at the first place in 2017, which was the seventh "Kakuban" one year after the victory, and fell from Ozeki, which had protected over 32 places, he could not win 10 times at the next place. , I couldn't go back to Ozeki.
After that, he continued to be active in the Makuuchi, but at the autumn place where he was greeted with the 11th front, he was closed from the 3rd day due to the strain of his left foot, and although he re-entered from the 7th day, he lost a lot and lost more than 15 years. I fell into Juryo from the Makuuchi where I was enrolled.
At the moment, when I finished the 6th day with the 3rd Juryo, I was closed from the 7th day with a record of 1 win and 5 losses.
The total result in the Makuuchi was 718 wins, 621 losses and 41 holidays.