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Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS
The upper ranks have been filled with non-Japanese rikishi for some time now (the only Japanese Yokozuna in the past decade recently retired and was a huge dissappointment while he was Yokozuna). Tochinoshin is Georgian and was striving to get his Ozeki rank bank. Asanoyama (the winner and benefactor of the absurd decision) is Japanese. The judges were all Japanese.
I point these things out for no particular reason.
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One could argue Kisenosato should not have been promoted to Yokozuna and it cost him his Sumo career. He probably could have had at least a few good years left if he hadn't been promoted and took the time to properly heal his injury.
That Tochinoshin call was terrible and was likely the reason for the henka against Kakuryu the next day.
It was a good Basho to watch. Hakuho should be back for the July tournament. Looking forward to his return and seeing how Takakeisho bounces back. There will be four Ozeki. Which one will be kadoban heading into the September Basho?