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Re: [sumo] Young rikishi dead



On Sun, 8 Aug 2004, Moti wrote:

> 17 year old Yoshimura from Tagonoura -beya -(east Sandanme 57, 4-3 last
> basho, entered Sumo in March 2002) has died in hospital today. He was
> hospitalized immediately after Nagoya, after complaining of headaches
> and never recovered. He was diagnosed with menangitis. He is one of the
> "closet Foreigners" I mentioned a few days ago-Korean origin- real name
> Kim Ryu Te. "Many other Oyakatas noted that he had a great future . This
> is really regretful", said Tagonoura Oyakata (ex- Kushimaumi). The
> funeral will be held on the tenth.

	Having survived spinal menangitis myself I know that it is not 
prety at all.  It's very sad to see someone with so much potential taken 
at such a young age.

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