Asanoyama trains again

[Moti Dichne]

Today, the jungyo was held in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, and former Ozeki Asanoyama  faced Komusubi Atamifuji and others, winning 8 out of 12 bouts. He showed that he is in good condition. He withstood the pressure of the rapidly improving Atamifuji and the crowd cheered as he used his characteristic powerful sumo to force his opponent out of the dohyo. Regarding the 23-year-old who was in contention for the yusho at the January basho, he said, "He's heavy. It was good to be able to practice with someone in sanyaku , and I think I will improve if I practice with younger people," showing a look of satisfaction with his productive keiko. He did not wear a supporter on his old left knee injury and will continue to adjust his keiko until the summer basho "while monitoring the condition of my body." The veteran, who was kachikoshi for two consecutive basho since returning to the Makuuchi, said with determination, "I'm usually not good on the first day, so I want to be mindful of that and make good preparations."