The ranking of the sumo wrestling Kyushu place was announced, and Terunofuji, who sat on the eastern yokozuna for the first time, met and decided, "I want to do everything I can on the ring to please the audience. I want to do my best responsibly." talked.
Terunofuji won the fifth victory in the autumn place of the new yokozuna for the first time in two places, and sat in the eastern yokozuna for the first time in the ranking of the Kyushu place.
After the autumn place, Yokozuna Hakuho, who won the most 45 times in history, retired from active duty, so he will welcome the Kyushu place as a single yokozuna.
Terunofuji, who met online, said about the retired Hakuho, "Because it is a great yokozuna who made the way to enter the corner world, I wanted to win at the end and give back, but I could not do it. I think there are many things that can't be done, but I want to do my best responsibly. "
As a yokozuna, he said, "If you are well prepared, you will not be afraid. If you are ready and go to a place and lose, you are only weak."
The Kyushu location was changed to the Kokugikan in Tokyo and Ryogoku last year due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and was held in November, so it will be held for the first time in two years.
He told Kyushu fans, "I want to do everything I can on the ring, get a good sumo wrestling and please the audience. I want to give some energy."
Sumo Kyushu will be held at the Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka City, which will celebrate its first day on the 14th of this month.