Todai Grad Suyama Gets His First Win After Serving as Ura's Tsukebito on the Fall Tour
East Sandanme 36 Suyama, 29 (Kise), the University of Tokyo graduate, pushed out Aryu (Nakamura) on Day 4 for his first win, evening his record at 1-1, Daily Sports reports. He grabbed a front grip off the tachi-ai, drove forward and pushed him out. 'Even in the bout I lost, I was going forward. My condition isn't bad.'
On the fall jungyo he served as tsukebito to stablemate Ura. 'He fed me a lot,' he said; gyms were hard to get to, so he did push-ups and whatever he could on his own and joined makushita moshiai, filling out noticeably. He reached a career-high East Makushita 34 at the 2024 Kyushu basho and has fought in upper sandanme since; in March he missed a basho for the first time after an injury in a bout. 'I'm thinking about how I can get stronger. I want to get back to makushita quickly.'