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MONGOLIA'S GRAND CHAMPION ASASHYORO ENDS HIS SUMO CAREER
Ulaanbaatar, /MONTSAME/ Yokozuna Asashoryu of Mongolia announced his retirement Thursday in a meeting with the sport's board of directors.
The newly-elected board summoned the Yokozuna and his stablemaster to the Ryogoku Kokugikan Thursday to discuss the latest controversy surrounding the Yokozuna where he allegedly struck an acquaintance in the nose after a night of heavy drinking during the basho. Reports have Asashoryu announcing his retirement with no coercion from the board.
"Thank you for all you've done for me, and I will now retire," he stated during the meeting. As Asashoryu left the Kokugikan flanked by former Ozeki Tochiazuma (current Tamanoi-oyakata), he stated to reporters,"Now I feel at peace." Grand champion Asashoryu, known for his truculent and fiery nature, said he has decided to bring an end to his illustrious but trouble-laden professional sumo career. Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, is the first Mongolian-born wrestler to reach sumo's pinnacle of yokozuna.
Asashoryu, 29, made his announcement to retire amid a recent scandal in which he was allegedly accused of seriously injuring a man in a drunken rampage. The 68th yokozuna was summoned by the Japan Sumo Association board of directors for questioning about the incident along with his stablemaster Takasago. He turned in his resignation, which was accepted by the JSA board.
"I am grateful for everything. I will retire," Asashoryu told reporters after being questioned by the panel. "I have caused a lot of trouble in the world. Right now, my head is clear."
Asashoryu, who won his 25th career Emperor's Cup at the New Year meet to move into sole possession of third place on the all-time list for most title victories, was reported to have assaulted a man outside a Tokyo nightclub in the early hours of Jan 16.
One of his managers initially said that he was the victim of the assault and Asashoryu later received a strict reprimand from JSA Chairman Musashigawa.
However, an unidentified man who apparently worked at the nightclub where the yokozuna had been drinking later emerged, reportedly telling police that Asashoryu had attacked him, causing injuries that included a broken nose. The JSA later formed an investigation panel to get to the bottom of Asashoryu's alleged involvement in the incident.
"We were debating today whether or not to punish Asashoryu," Musashigawa said. He felt compelled to resign for misconduct which was inexcusable and the board accepted. "I want to apologize to all of the fans and to the person injured in the incident. We will work together to make sure there is not a recurrence of this."
Sumos self-styled enfant terrible, Asashoryu is no stranger to controversy and his frequent breaches of protocol have led to an increasingly strained relationship with the sumo establishment.
He faced the firing squad in 2007, receiving a two-tournament ban which sparked a bout of depression after it was revealed that he had played hooky from a summer regional tour by feigning the degree of his injuries while later taking part in a soccer match in his native Mongolia.
Asashoryu has also been censured by the JSA for playing golf with other Mongolian wrestlers, including rival yokozuna Hakuho, immediately before last year's summer meet. In a 2003 bout he was disqualified for yanking the hair of compatriot Kyokushuzan, a no-no in sumo. He picked a fight with Kyokushuzan in the locker room afterward and was later accused of smashing the side mirror of the same wrestler's car.
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The newly-elected board summoned the Yokozuna and his stablemaster to the Ryogoku Kokugikan Thursday to discuss the latest controversy surrounding the Yokozuna where he allegedly struck an acquaintance in the nose after a night of heavy drinking during the basho. Reports have Asashoryu announcing his retirement with no coercion from the board.
"Thank you for all you've done for me, and I will now retire," he stated during the meeting. As Asashoryu left the Kokugikan flanked by former Ozeki Tochiazuma (current Tamanoi-oyakata), he stated to reporters,"Now I feel at peace." Grand champion Asashoryu, known for his truculent and fiery nature, said he has decided to bring an end to his illustrious but trouble-laden professional sumo career. Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, is the first Mongolian-born wrestler to reach sumo's pinnacle of yokozuna.
Asashoryu, 29, made his announcement to retire amid a recent scandal in which he was allegedly accused of seriously injuring a man in a drunken rampage. The 68th yokozuna was summoned by the Japan Sumo Association board of directors for questioning about the incident along with his stablemaster Takasago. He turned in his resignation, which was accepted by the JSA board.
"I am grateful for everything. I will retire," Asashoryu told reporters after being questioned by the panel. "I have caused a lot of trouble in the world. Right now, my head is clear."
Asashoryu, who won his 25th career Emperor's Cup at the New Year meet to move into sole possession of third place on the all-time list for most title victories, was reported to have assaulted a man outside a Tokyo nightclub in the early hours of Jan 16.
One of his managers initially said that he was the victim of the assault and Asashoryu later received a strict reprimand from JSA Chairman Musashigawa.
However, an unidentified man who apparently worked at the nightclub where the yokozuna had been drinking later emerged, reportedly telling police that Asashoryu had attacked him, causing injuries that included a broken nose. The JSA later formed an investigation panel to get to the bottom of Asashoryu's alleged involvement in the incident.
"We were debating today whether or not to punish Asashoryu," Musashigawa said. He felt compelled to resign for misconduct which was inexcusable and the board accepted. "I want to apologize to all of the fans and to the person injured in the incident. We will work together to make sure there is not a recurrence of this."
Sumos self-styled enfant terrible, Asashoryu is no stranger to controversy and his frequent breaches of protocol have led to an increasingly strained relationship with the sumo establishment.
He faced the firing squad in 2007, receiving a two-tournament ban which sparked a bout of depression after it was revealed that he had played hooky from a summer regional tour by feigning the degree of his injuries while later taking part in a soccer match in his native Mongolia.
Asashoryu has also been censured by the JSA for playing golf with other Mongolian wrestlers, including rival yokozuna Hakuho, immediately before last year's summer meet. In a 2003 bout he was disqualified for yanking the hair of compatriot Kyokushuzan, a no-no in sumo. He picked a fight with Kyokushuzan in the locker room afterward and was later accused of smashing the side mirror of the same wrestler's car.
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