Spring venue for young players: ``The future is very bright'' Chairman Yamauchi

The Grand Sumo Yokozuna Deliberation Committee was held, and chairman Masayuki Yamauchi looked back on the spring tournament, where young wrestlers such as Takafuji, who won the championship for the first time in 110 years as a new wrestler, were active in the spring tournament, saying, ``The future of sumo is very bright.'' "It's becoming more and more."

The Yokozuna Deliberation Committee was held on the evening of the 25th at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo, and after the meeting Chairman Yamauchi held a press conference.

Mt. Fuji and Ohnosato

In the spring tournament, 24-year-old Takafuji won the championship for the first time in 110 years as a new entrant, and 23-year-old Onosato won his second consecutive double-digit victory, making young players stand out.

Commenting on the efforts of the young players at the spring tournament, Chairman Yamauchi said, ``They competed squarely and head-on, and their sumo performance was absolutely perfect.In particular, Takafuji's sumo performance at Chishu Raku was truly admirable.I look forward to the future of sumo. "The outlook is becoming very bright."

On the other hand, in the final stage, the ozeki team was not able to participate in the championship fight, saying, ``Sumo society is made up of yokozuna ozeki and below, and the rankings.Due to the unfortunate situation where the yokozuna took a break midway through, the ozeki team is not very active and is not performing well. ``I hope that the yokozuna and ozeki wrestlers will be inspired and that the three-ranked sumo wrestlers will do well in the next place.''

Regarding Yokozuna Terunofuji, who was aiming for his 10th championship but had to take a break from the seventh day due to a lower back injury, he said, ``By winning the previous tournament, I fulfilled more than my responsibility, and by participating in this tournament, I am extremely grateful.'' He showed the image of a yokozuna with a strong sense of responsibility.After coming to the tournament, I will watch over Yokozuna's recovery with hope and expectation.''