Tamawashi, the oldest sumo champion, held a press conference "I want to please the customers again"

Hiramaku Tamawashi, the oldest winner of the Grand Sumo Autumn Tournament, held a press conference the day after Chiakiraku, saying, "15 days flew by. I want to please the audience who will come again." I talked about my aspirations.

Tamawashi won a head-to-head confrontation with Takayasu, who had been chasing him by one star at the final stage of the autumn tournament on the 25th, and won his second championship since the first tournament three years ago with a record of 13 wins and 2 losses. rice field.

Winning the makuuchi at the age of 37 years and 10 months was the oldest record since 1958 when the six-place system was established, surpassing Kyokutenho's 37 years and 8 months.

On the 26th, the day after Chiakiraku, Tamawashi attended an online press conference and said, "Thinking about it now, 15 days went by in a blink of an eye. Everyone told me that they were happy and that they were happy, but this is really amazing. I was happy," he said.

Regarding the first match with Takayasu, who won the championship at the Senshu Raku, "I thought in my head that there would be no second time, and I was determined to make a solid decision in the first time. My best form is to come forward. , I think it's the only way to attack at once. I'm glad I believed in myself."

When asked about how he felt when he was declared the winner, he said, "It felt good. I felt like I was about to cry, but I had another sumo wrestling match, so I tried to calm myself down so as not to disturb it." did.

In addition, he extended his total number of consecutive appearances from the first ring to 1,463 times, and became the third highest in the history, and became the oldest winner, saying, "I think it's good, but I'm still in good shape. A record is what you feel when you quit sumo. If you run for a record, you'll end up in a bad place, so now I want to focus on sumo."

Looking to the future, he said, "I'm entering the ring with the feeling that I don't want to lose to young people and that I'm energetically competing in sumo. I want to do my best, and I want to please the audience who will come again." said his aspirations.