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Re: Retired after Haru 2000




> These have ended their sumo career as after Haru 2000:
>
> Jd07e: Oonodake, Shibatayama, 20y
> Jd107w: Watarai, Hakkaku, 20y
> Jd113e: Motozono, Tokitsukaze, 19y
>
> Jk04e: Asatenju, Wakamatsu, 22y
> Jk08w: Yasuda, Taiho, 16y
> Jk33w: Kazusafuji, Nakamura, 23y
>
> B-gai: Asachiba, Wakamatsu, 16y
>

Can someone who has inside info tell me why these young men retired at such
an early age.  Did they retire because of injury or were not able to handle
the heya lifestyle?  Is it common for young men to retire at an "early" age?

Aaron Willis