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New Juryo rikishi announced
Nov.
27th - The Banzuke Reorganization Committee convened this morning in
Fukuoka to rework the rankings for the Hatsu 2014 basho in January, and
as is customary during the procedure, rikishi who will be promoted or
re-promoted to the Juryo ranks were announced early in order to give the
stables sufficient time to prepare for the rikishi's transition to
sekitori status. Headlining today's announcement is the lone first-timer
to Juryo, Sakigake, a 27 year-old Mongolian who fights from the
Shibatayama-beya under the direction of former Yokozuna, Onokuni.
Sakigake is the third slowest foreign-born rikishi to reach the Juryo
ranks requiring 63 basho. He is the second sekitori produced by
Shibatayama-oyakata and the first one to hail from the stable in 5 1/2
years.
Joining Sakigake in the division and making their return to Juryo will
be Arawashi, a 27 year-old Mongolian from the Minesaki-beya; Sumotalk
favorite, Takanoyama, a 30 year-old rikishi from the Czech Republic who
fights from the Naruto-beya; Sadanoumi, a 26 year-old from the
Sakaigawa-beya who makes his return for the first time in two years; and
Tochihryu, a 26 year-old from the Kasugano-beya who makes his first
visit in three years. The Hatsu basho runs January 12 thru January 26th.
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