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July 2024 - Day 4.0 - Asanoyama v Ichiyamamoto

🕑 Added 2024-07-18 12:25:00 +0000 UTC

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SP Bizzy

Poor Asanoyama. Yet another big setback for the big future prospect. I feel for him tremendously.

Jason Harris

you're absolutely right - how did I forget he was a former ozeki.... thanks for the reminder

Mara B

Sad - I have been following him for quite some time and not just because he was on my team....

TheRealTeal

Jesus an ACL injury at this point in his career. I wonder if he’ll even come back.

Barb

Just when he was coming back... Is that the same injury Wakatakakage had to his knee?

Johannes

Oof that's gnarly. He entered snap city as we say. I hope he recovers well from this

Ariies

Its been reported that Asanoyama has torn his left anterior cruciate ligament. Takasago said he needs to get surgery done, and said that they need to deal with it properly and allow it to heal up. Its expected that the healing process will last for 6 months. Which will place Asanoyama somewhere in Sandanme.

Nekonoyama

Not sekiwake, Jason, former ozeki and yokozuna prospect that is what Asanoyama was. Remember he won a yusho including the President's (Trump) cup. He ruined his career by not adhering to covid protocols and lying about it, got severely punished. So sad that when he came back, he kept injuring himself. Fingers crossed for a Terunofuji-like recovery, but can that happen more than once in a generation?

Jonny

Just an update, I looked around and found this article: https://www.nikkansports.com/m/battle/sumo/news/202407180000147_m.html It says he suffered a left ACL tear and may need 6 months or so to recover, plus a surgery. He is expected to drop to unsalaried rankings because of it.

Jonny

Poor Asanoyama, I’d be surprised if that wasn’t a serious knee injury looking at the way it collapsed underneath him. Let’s hope not, but this sort of movement can often result in ACL/medial collateral injuries. I wish we could tell him we are all rooting for him ❤️💪