Kotonowaka, who was promoted to Komusubi of the new three roles in the ranking of the first sumo tournament, which will be held on the 8th of next month, said at a press conference, "I'm happy, but I feel tense. I want to go there,” he said enthusiastically.
Kotonowaka took the lead in the Kyushu tournament last month, and not only excelled in four sumo wrestling, but also in push sumo wrestling in front, and left a record of 9 wins and 6 losses.
Then on the 26th, his first basho ranking was announced and he was promoted to Nishi no Komusubi, his first sanyaku.
Kotonowaka attended an online press conference and said, "I'm happy, but I also feel tense. I couldn't make it to the top three roles, but I was able to do it with the confidence to fight at the top. It was a good experience," he said of his feelings.
In addition, he revealed that he improved his technique by watching a video of his grandfather, former yokozuna Kotozakura, who was his previous teacher, and said, "I studied to improve the push like the previous generation. It changed little by little,” he said.
He also expressed his enthusiasm for the future, saying, "I'm not finished with this, so I'd like to aim for even higher training."
On the other hand, his current teacher and father, Master Sadogatake, replied with a smile, “To be honest, I am happy.”
On top of that, based on the fact that Kotonowaka is ranked higher than Ozeki and aims to inherit the previous master's name "Kotozakura", he said, "This is a passing point and a starting point. How to inherit the name of the previous master. , I can't stay like this, and I want you to graduate from the name 'Kotonowaka' as soon as possible."