Akio Tatsunami Stable, who was promoted to the new San'yaku role in the Grand Sumo Tournament Nagoya place, met and said, "I want to practice to win firmly and aim for the top again."
Akio from Amami Oshima in Setouchi Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, won 8 wins and 7 losses at the place where he faced the second front, and was promoted to Nishi Koyui, who will be the new San'yaku in the numbering of Nagoya places announced on the 21st. Did.
Akio said at an online press conference on the 21st, "I'm glad I was able to get promoted. I've been able to practice well, so I've become much more confident in my sumo wrestling."
Regarding the reason why he was able to be promoted to the new San'yaku in about 10 years, he said, "When I first raised the ranking to the top of the curtain, I thought I could move up to the three roles a little earlier, but the top was strong and I suffered. I came here with the aim of sumo, but the range of sumo has expanded as the number of sumo that can be won by pushing or even four has increased. "
For the Nagoya place, he said, "I want to practice to win firmly and aim for the top again. I want to be a wrestler who is expected to be Sekiwake and Ozeki."
Master Tatsunami, who attended the press conference, said, "I'm an honor student who works hard and pulls everyone in the room. I'm glad if you beat the top."
The Grand Sumo Tournament Nagoya venue will celebrate its first day on July 4th at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya City.
Terunofuji Ozeki "I want to take a chance to take a rope"
Terunofuji Ozeki, who challenges "Tsunatori" at the Grand Sumo Tournament Nagoya, which will be the first day on July 4, met and said, "I have a chance in front of me, so I want to do my best to seize the chance." I showed my determination.
Terunofuji won the championship for the fourth time in two consecutive places after returning to Ozeki, and the Nagoya place will be the place to challenge the first "Tsunatori".
Terunofuji met online on the 21st and said, "I have a chance right in front of me, so I want to prepare as much as I can and try my best to seize the chance. My sumo wrestling at the place of the rope. I want to laugh at the end with the thought of squeezing out my strength with Chiaki Raku for 15 days. "
Regarding the position of yokozuna, he expressed his motivation for promotion, saying, "I think that everyone who has become a sumo wrestler is aiming for it, and there are many things that only those who have become wrestlers can understand. That is why I want to experience it."
Regarding the place where he won the championship in two consecutive places, he said, "I think it's a place where I learned a lot. I felt that it was a way of feeling or the difficulty of winning consecutive championships. The sumo wrestling on that day ended on that day. I think it was good that I only thought about concentrating on the next day. "
On top of that, for the Nagoya place where it will take three consecutive wins along with the yokozuna, "I want to prepare because I can only do what I did in practice at the place. It's just that it's suitable for yokozuna, and it's not suitable if it doesn't lead to results. "