Former Koyui Gagamaru retired from sumo wrestling "It was the best 15 years"

Former Koyui Gagamaru retired from sumo wrestling "It was the best 15 years" November 18, 15:41

Georgia-born Gagamaru, who retired from active duty as a former sumo wrestler, attended a press conference and said, "It was the best 15 years in a blink of an eye."

Gagamaru is 33 years old from Georgia.

In 2005, he stepped on the first bale in Kyushu, and made a new start in 2010 in Nagoya with a push sumo wrestling with a physique of about 200 kg, and was promoted to Koyui in 2012 in the spring.

However, due to injuries to both knees, he was closed for six consecutive places from last year's Kyushu location, and on the 17th he notified the Japan Sumo Association of his retirement.

Gagamaru attended a press conference online on the 18th, saying, "I haven't healed my knee injuries and decided to retire after consulting with my parents. So far, it's the best when it's fun and hard. It's been 15 years, "he said.

The first memory is the effort to defeat Venus from Yokozuna and Harumafuji in the summer of 2015, which beat Ozeki and Baruto in the autumn of 2011, and said, "In Baruto Kaito, even in the practice hall. I had never won, and I was very happy to win. I didn't feel like I could win because of the strength of Harumafuji Seki, but I was able to take advantage of my weight to get a good sumo wrestling. "

Mr. Kise, the master who attended the press conference, said, "I took good care of myself, and in my private life, I was strict with myself and below and laid the foundation for the room. I was talking.

Gagamaru said that he would like to stay in Japan in the future, saying, "I want to study in various places and make use of what I learned in sumo to do my best."