58-kg Shindo, Active Wrestling's Lightest, Loses Jonokuchi Debut to 150-kg Torumusashi
Sports Hochi reports that Shindo (Takadagawa), 165 cm and 58 kg, the lightest active rikishi, lost by tsukidashi on Day 2 to 185 cm, 150 kg Torumusashi (Musashigawa) in his jonokuchi debut, a gap of about 90 kg. He charged hard but was blown back. 'The pressure was more than I expected. If I had moved a bit earlier than my opponent...' he said.
Shindo had no sumo experience and passed the shin-deshi-kensa through the physical ability test for recruits under the 167 cm, 67 kg standard. He debuted in the autumn basho and went 1-2 in maezumo. He said he was calm though nervous, aims for a winning record, and will 'move from the tachiai so I'm not outpushed.'