On the 12th, the second day of the Grand Sumo Autumn Tournament, Asanoyama, who experienced Ozeki and was a makushita, beat Kawazoe, who stepped on the first ring as a student yokozuna last year, and got off to a victorious start.
Asanoyama was suspended from participating in 6 places from last year's Nagoya place for entering and exiting restaurants with entertainment multiple times during the period when he was prohibited from going out unnecessarily.
He fell from ozeki and dropped the ranking to the 22nd stage in the third stage of the west, and the place he returned to won all the wins in the third stage, and welcomed the now place in the 15th stage of the makushita in the east.
On the 12th, the second day, a match was set up with Kawazoe, a 23-year-old from Kumamoto Prefecture who stepped on the first ring with last year's student yokozuna and the 15th makushita ranking.
When Asanoyama showed up from the back of the hanamichi, the fans gave a big round of applause, and some even held towels with Asanoyama's name on them to cheer them on.
In the bout, Asanoyama quickly moved to the right and brought it into his four right-handed katas, which he is good at.
The fans who visited the venue gave a big round of applause.
Asanoyama, who responded to the interview after the bout, said, "The opponent is powerful, so I watched the bout at university and took it while being wary of sloppiness and techniques at the edge of the ring. I was able to do it,” he recalled.
After that, he said, "I don't care about what's ahead of him, and I want to be the first and foremost in my own sumo without forgetting my gratitude."
On the other hand, Kawazoe, who lost, said, "I thought I was going to hit him head-on, but the pressure was really good. It was a great experience to be able to work with Mr. Asanoyama first."
Asanowaka, who is closed, needs rest and treatment for about 2 weeks due to corona infection and aftereffects
Regarding Asanowaka, who has been closed from the first day of the 11th, the Japan Sumo Association issued a medical certificate on the 12th stating that he needs rest and treatment for about two weeks due to the new coronavirus infection and its sequelae. announced.
Asanowaka, who welcomed the place now in the fifth West Juryo, has been closed since the first day of the 11th due to persistent cough and sore throat.
On the 12th, the Japan Sumo Association announced Asanowaka's medical certificate.
According to that, Asanowaka was diagnosed positive for the new corona on the 29th of last month and left the room to recuperate, but she returned to the room on the 8th of this month as her symptoms became lighter. I was.
However, even on the 11th, she still had symptoms such as a sore throat, so she visited a hospital in Tokyo. diagnosed as needing treatment.
This is the third time that Asanowaka has been closed since the Nagoya place in 2018, which was the beginning.