The opening of the Sumo Spring Tournament was won on the 22nd by Chiyo Daiga, an experienced makushita wrestler who won all seven matches.
On the 22nd, the 13th day of the spring tournament, Daiga Chiyo of Kokonoe Stable, the only player in the opening round who had won all six matches, faced Kiyonoyama, the second dan of the opening round.
Then, from the tachiaiai position, I moved to my strong right four positions and attacked, winning with a ``tilting down'' approach and winning all seven races.
Chiyo Daiga is a 24-year-old from Daito City, Osaka.
He stepped into his first dohyo at the spring venue in 2018, and rose to his highest ranking of 27 in the makushita tournament at the summer venue the year before.
However, after sustaining a serious injury to his left knee during a tournament last summer, he was closed for 5 consecutive tournaments, so he was lowered to the 3rd place in the Nishi Jo-no-guchi tournament.
He worked on taking care of his body by referring to the master Sanoyama of Chiyonokuni, a former makuuchi who has battled with repeated injuries, and won the championship on his return by racking up wins with his signature four-way sumo wrestling and skill throwing. I did.
Daiga Chiyo said, ``The main premise for this tournament is not to get injured, and I started to realize that I was going to win after 5 wins.I was relieved, and I'm happy to have won in my hometown.My goal is to become a sekitori.'' Ta.