RE: Takanohana to resume training Sat

[Doreen Simmons <jz8d-smmn@asahi-net.or.jp>]

At 8:41 PM -0500 12/7/02, Rowan wrote:
> http://www.japantimes.com/cgi-bin/getsp.pl5?ss20021208a1.htm
>
> Takanohana resumes training
>
> Injury-plagued yokozuna Takanohana started his bid to return to the ring 
> in time for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament when he resumed training on 
> Saturday.
> "My knee has not given me any problems at all today. I'll just continue 
> training at my own pace," said Takanohana, who went through a light 
> one-hour workout at the Futagoyama stable.
>
> The grand champion returned to the ring in September after missing a 
> record seven straight tournaments because of knee injury and marked an 
> impressive 12 wins to finish just one victory behind the eventual 
> champion, fellow yokozuna Musashimaru.

Yup. The Kyokai's pretty desperate because Musashimaru is still 
recuperating in Kyushu (or at least he was a couple of days ago when I took 
a group of US Congressmen to the rather empty Musashigawa-beya),  and the 
'absent' lineup last basho is likely to extend to January. Ready or not, 
Taka needs to put up or shut up.

FWIW,

~Doreen Simmons
     <jz8d-smmn@asahi-net.or.jp>~