88-kg Sekishoryu Dances Along the Straw Against 125-kg Rinko Before Falling
Sandanme 17 Sekishoryu, 19 (Sakaigawa), 173 cm and 88 kg, jumped to his left at the tachi-ai against Sandanme 13 Rinko, 20 (Nishonoseki), who is the same height but 37 kg heavier. Blown back by Rinko's thrusts, he grabbed the back of his mawashi with his right hand and kept circling along the straw, but Rinko finally won by yoritaoshi on Day 5 for his first win; Sekishoryu has three losses. Viewers wrote 'He hung on,' 'Like ballroom dancing' and 'What is he doing?' (ABEMA TIMES).