Wakamotoharu Wins His Third Straight, Explains His Gold Lion-and-Peony Kesho-Mawashi
East Maegashira 7 Wakamotoharu (Arashio) beat Maegashira 5 Hiradoumi (Sakaigawa) by hatakikomi on Day 5 for his third straight win. Pushed to the edge from the tachi-ai, he held on with his left foot, swung around and slapped Hiradoumi down. 'It was just reaction. The content wasn't good,' he said.
At the dohyo-iri he wore a bright gold kesho-mawashi showing a lion with a mane of peonies, a color he chose himself. 'The peony, king of flowers, the lion, and gold. It may be cheeky, but it means aiming to be number one, to be one of a kind. To become that kind of presence,' he said (Sports Hochi).