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Hakuko says he fasted for 3 days to aid recovery
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Created on Friday, 30 September 2016 12:55
Written by Sponichi
In an extremely rare move for a sumo wrestler, Yokozuna Hakuho has disclosed that he fasted for three days to rest his strained organs while sitting out the entire autumn tournament in Tokyo.
Hakuho, who was absent from the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament due to an injured toe and knee, talked with reporters at Narita International Airport on Sept. 28 before leaving for his home country of Mongolia.
The wrestler said he will work hard on recovering while in Mongolia, and will now set his sights on the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament beginning in Fukuoka on Nov. 13, with just three wins left for him to reach a career total of 1,000.
Hakuho looked rejuvenated. He sat out the whole tournament for the first time in 10 years with an injury to his left knee and tendon damage in his right big toe.
During the tournament, he stayed at a facility in the Tokyo Metropolitan area and completed a three-day fast. The only thing the top-ranked wrestler allowed in his stomach during his fast was water, he said. "Up until the second day, it was tough. Luckily I wasn't at home, where I can get hold of food right away," he said. "They say that if you can do it for three days then you can do it for five, and I came to understand that."
In March, Hakuho turned 31, and will enter his 10th year at the pinnacle of Japanese sumo. Fatigued both physically and mentally, he said he decided to fast. "Sumo wrestlers eat all they can to increase their body size, and get strong, but my idea is to incorporate various things," Hakuho explained.
Hakuho previously weighed 155 kilograms. After fasting, his weight "plummeted" to 147 kilograms, but he lauds the detox effect of his treatment. "All the bad things were cleanly removed. I feel really light, and people say I look younger," he said.
After fasting, Hakuho altered his diet, switching from white rice to brown rice. "I don't feel like eating meat, and I don't need to be 160 kilograms anymore -- 152 or 3 is fine," he added.
Hakuho divulged that surgery he underwent on his right big toe and left knee on Sept. 12 was "not easy," and he still wears a knee supporter. But he is already back in training and working up a sweat.
The yokozuna praised fellow wrestler Goeido, an ozeki-ranked grappler who clinched the autumn tournament title with a perfect record, saying Goeido had approached his bouts with purpose. Regarding Ozeki Kisenosato, who missed out on rising to the rank of yokozuna, Hakuho said, "He's the most stable-looking ozeki. I think he needs a minor adjustment."
A weeklong stay in Mongolia will restore his energy. Hakuko seeks a complete rebound as he heads into the November tournament with only three wins left for him to reach the milestone of 1,000.
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Created on Friday, 30 September 2016 12:55
Written by Sponichi
In an extremely rare move for a sumo wrestler, Yokozuna Hakuho has disclosed that he fasted for three days to rest his strained organs while sitting out the entire autumn tournament in Tokyo.
Hakuho, who was absent from the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament due to an injured toe and knee, talked with reporters at Narita International Airport on Sept. 28 before leaving for his home country of Mongolia.
The wrestler said he will work hard on recovering while in Mongolia, and will now set his sights on the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament beginning in Fukuoka on Nov. 13, with just three wins left for him to reach a career total of 1,000.
Hakuho looked rejuvenated. He sat out the whole tournament for the first time in 10 years with an injury to his left knee and tendon damage in his right big toe.
During the tournament, he stayed at a facility in the Tokyo Metropolitan area and completed a three-day fast. The only thing the top-ranked wrestler allowed in his stomach during his fast was water, he said. "Up until the second day, it was tough. Luckily I wasn't at home, where I can get hold of food right away," he said. "They say that if you can do it for three days then you can do it for five, and I came to understand that."
In March, Hakuho turned 31, and will enter his 10th year at the pinnacle of Japanese sumo. Fatigued both physically and mentally, he said he decided to fast. "Sumo wrestlers eat all they can to increase their body size, and get strong, but my idea is to incorporate various things," Hakuho explained.
Hakuho previously weighed 155 kilograms. After fasting, his weight "plummeted" to 147 kilograms, but he lauds the detox effect of his treatment. "All the bad things were cleanly removed. I feel really light, and people say I look younger," he said.
After fasting, Hakuho altered his diet, switching from white rice to brown rice. "I don't feel like eating meat, and I don't need to be 160 kilograms anymore -- 152 or 3 is fine," he added.
Hakuho divulged that surgery he underwent on his right big toe and left knee on Sept. 12 was "not easy," and he still wears a knee supporter. But he is already back in training and working up a sweat.
The yokozuna praised fellow wrestler Goeido, an ozeki-ranked grappler who clinched the autumn tournament title with a perfect record, saying Goeido had approached his bouts with purpose. Regarding Ozeki Kisenosato, who missed out on rising to the rank of yokozuna, Hakuho said, "He's the most stable-looking ozeki. I think he needs a minor adjustment."
A weeklong stay in Mongolia will restore his energy. Hakuko seeks a complete rebound as he heads into the November tournament with only three wins left for him to reach the milestone of 1,000.
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