At a numbering meeting for the Nagoya sumo tournament in July, it was decided that Kiho and Kawazoe of Miyagi Nomuro would be newly promoted to the 7th rank, and he spoke with his thoughts on Shikona, saying, "I want to do my best so that I can shine even more in the future."
The Japan Sumo Association had a good record of 5 wins and 2 losses under the summer makushita where he competed as Kawazoe, after which he decided to promote Teruho, who changed his name to Shiko, to the new jūryō.
Tokyo Speaking at a press conference at Ryogoku's Kokugikan, Teruho said, "When you shoot like this, you realize that you have become a sekitori. As long as there is a top, I am not satisfied."
As for the name of Shiko, he decided on it together with former yokozuna Hakuho Miyagino Oyakata, and he said, "It has the word "shining" attached to it, so I want to do my best to shine more and more in the future."
Looking ahead to the Nagoya venue, he was enthusiastic, saying, "The training sessions are substantial, and I want to get stronger in the future, and I want to train my mental strength by thinking about competing every day."
Teruho is a 24-year-old from Uto City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
After becoming a "student yokozuna" during his college years, he joined the Miyagino Room, and took his first steps in the makushita 15th place last fall.
He is small at 1 meter and 67 centimeters tall, but he has the advantage of attacking and strength on the field by making the most of his speed.
Oyagino Miyagino, who was also present at the press conference, said, "I had a brilliant performance as an amateur, so I wanted to become a sekitori somehow. I think it will definitely be a sekitori as the name Shiko says."