Kintamayama 45,143 Posted September 25, 2006 Ozeki Hakuhou has been diagnosed with a bruised right knee joint and will be resting for three weeks. It appears he was injured on day 1 during his bout with Kisenosato, and harbored the injury throughout the basho, finishing it with a dismal 8-7 record. There was some fear of a more serious injury, but the MRI showed no ligament damage. The attending physician said it wasn't a career threatening injury, but believed Hakuhou may not be able to do any serious keiko before arriving in Kyushu. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Araiwa 0 Posted September 25, 2006 I think this makes sence in some way. I don't want to excuse anything, but he seemed to be hampered at tachi-ai several times. He also was wearing a kind of a bandage... (but which rikishi doesn't wear them) I hope he will have enough time for his preparations come kyushu. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sumofan 6 Posted September 26, 2006 He also was wearing a kind of a bandage... (but which rikishi doesn't wear them) Indeed. Some bouts seem to be cut right out of 'the mummy returns'. Though I have to admit, thanks to eurosport it has been awhile since I was able to actually watch a full basho, so i cannot comment on recent basho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites