Tokihayate Pushes Out Toshinofuji for His First Win, Cheers Sandwich Man Date's Return
East Maegashira 14 Tokihayate (Tokitsukaze), 30, pushed out East Maegashira 13 Toshinofuji (Isegahama), 26, on Day 3 for his first win, Nikkan Sports reports. He hit low, got his arms inside left and right, and did not let Toshinofuji escape when he slapped without a grip. 'My body is moving. It was good to do my own sumo,' he said, still unsmiling.
Tokihayate, from Miyagi, has been friends with comedian Mikio Date of Sandwich Man, also from Miyagi, since meeting on a TV show. When asked about Date returning to work after treatment for a cerebral infarction, his face softened for a moment: 'It's great, isn't it?' Does he want to show Date good sumo? 'Yes, I want to do my best.'