According to interviews with the people concerned, Yokozuna Hakuho, who won the grand sumo tournament 45 times, has decided to retire.

Hakuho continued to be closed due to the effects of surgery on his right knee, and after the place last November, he received a resolution of "caution", which is the second heaviest after "retirement recommendation", from the Yokotsuna Deliberation Committee, saying that "there are too many closures". Was there.



In the spring of March, I was injured in my right knee again and took a break from the 3rd day and underwent surgery throughout the place.



Hakuho showed his intention to move forward and backward in the Nagoya area in July, and after rehabilitating and resuming training on the ring, he returned from six consecutive holidays.



At that Nagoya location, he won the 45th victory, which was the most in history, with consecutive wins from the first day.



Immediately after, he told NHK that his body was shabby. I want to think slowly about the future. He showed up in a joint training for the autumn place, but after that, a new wrestler in the same room Due to the coronavirus infection, the autumn place was closed from the first day.



According to the people concerned, Hakuho decided that he would not be able to serve as a yokozuna for 15 days at this place due to the condition of his injured right knee, and decided to retire from active duty.



In addition, Hakuho acquired the old name trace in May, but it is expected that formal procedures for becoming a master will be carried out soon.



Hakuho is 36 years old from Mongolia.



At the age of 15, he entered the Miyagino stable, and was promoted to the 69th yokozuna after the summer of 2007, combining the natural softness of the body with the strength and outstanding skills of rigorous training.



The total number of winning stars is 1187, the number of wins is 45, and the reign of Yokozuna is the highest in history at 84 places for about 14 years, and the record of sumo wrestling has been set one after another in 20 years of active life.



In September, he acquired Japanese nationality and said, "I think that raising a strong sumo wrestler is one of the repayments."