OSAKA, Apr 21 (News On Japan) –
An huge urge for food that brings pleasure simply to look at, paired with an irrepressibly cheerful spirit. Konosuke Shigemura, 18, is considered a number one candidate to turn out to be a future yokozuna, sumo’s highest rank.
Raised on Amami Oshima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Shigemura has lengthy been generally known as a ‘monster’ expertise. He claimed Japan’s high title in youngsters’s sumo and later received a nationwide championship at junior highschool degree.
After coming into highschool, he moved to Osaka to pursue greater ambitions. There, below coach Tanioka — the beginner yokozuna he had lengthy admired — he set his sights on conquering the nationwide stage.
His first 12 months, nevertheless, introduced a string of defeats. Then got here a serious setback: surgical procedure after dislocating his left shoulder. Forced away from competitors for six months, Shigemura now returns to the ring for his comeback event.
Packing in carbohydrates and carrying each willpower and desires, he steps onto the dohyo as soon as extra. Defeat, he believes, can turn out to be nourishment for future success.
The shared dream between coach and pupil, which started seven years in the past, lives on.
Source: Television OSAKA NEWS