2017 Kokutai in Ehime

[Asashosakari 16,944]

18 hours ago, Katooshu said:

Kurokawa finished 4th in the 2017 Kokutai. Can anyone confirm that he won the corporate title earlier this year? I was on an amateur sumo channel and relying on google translating it seemed like this  video is described as him beating Saigo to become corporate champ.

Apparently so. Here's a short blog report from the sumo club that hosted the competition in Saitama on September 17.

Group, First Class
1. Nippon Express
2. Aisin Light Metals
3. Aisin Seiki
3. Toyo University staff

Group, Second Class
1. Amagata Industry
2. Tokyo Metropolitan Police
3. JA Matsumoto Highland
3. Kansei Pipes

Individual
1. Soichiro Kurokawa (Aisin Light Metals)
2. Tomohiro Saigo (Tottori prefectural government)
3. Kodai Sasaki (Tottori prefectural government)
3. Keisuke Yoshida (Aisin Seiki)

Edit: Nippon Express's own report on their first team title in four years. Their full results:

Preliminary rounds: 2-1 vs Settsu Warehouse, 3-0 vs Tamada Industries, 2-1 vs Aisin Seiki
Knockout rounds: 2-1 vs Maguchi, 3-0 vs Aisin Seiki, 2-1 vs Aisin Light Metals

Aisin Light Metals were the two-time defending champions.

Edited October 18, 2017 by Asashosakari

[Akinomaki 35,542]

On 8.10.2017 at 12:02, Akinomaki said:

so far Tekkan posted from the individuals

And we likely have to rely on Tekkan - the channel has posted several videos more of the adult competition now

team search https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv_DMAQpEr9Gel-gIDHiB_Q/search?query=えひめ国体相撲成年団体

individuals https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv_DMAQpEr9Gel-gIDHiB_Q/search?query=えひめ国体相撲成年個人

unfortunately the YT results contain later on also other competitions, but the relevant ones should all be on top

Edited October 27, 2017 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 35,542]

On 10/6/2017 at 20:50, Asashosakari said:

The foreign names in the junior lineups:
Kanagawa: チョイジルスレン Choijilsuren 2-1

The local paper had an article about Choijilsuren,  バドジャルガル・チョイジルスレン and another Mongolian exchange student, (e.g.) Dalaibaator, シャグダルスレン・ダライバートル. Both 2nd year at Asahigaoka high in Odawara, Kanagawa. Both want to first proceed to university and then either serve the sumo world or Mongolia. Choijilsuren has Mongol-zumo and wrestling background, he won the Kanto high school championships in June,  lost in the ketteisen to enter the final tournament at the interhigh and helped the Kanagawa junior team to the best 16 at the kokutai. Dalaibaator did judo in Mongolia, he was 2nd at the Kanto select tournament this autumn. http://www.kanaloco.jp/article/296537

Dalaibaator (17, 181cm, 120kg) and Choijilsuren (17, 185cm, 115kg)

Edited December 10, 2017 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki 35,542]

On 12/10/2017 at 16:20, Akinomaki said:

The local paper had an article about Choijilsuren,  バドジャルガル・チョイジルスレン and another Mongolian exchange student, (e.g.) Dalaibaator, シャグダルスレン・ダライバートル. Both 2nd year at Asahigaoka high in Odawara, Kanagawa. Both want to first proceed to university and then either serve the sumo world or Mongolia. Choijilsuren has Mongol-zumo and wrestling background, he won the Kanto high school championships in June,  lost in the ketteisen to enter the final tournament at the interhigh and helped the Kanagawa junior team to the best 16 at the kokutai. Dalaibaator did judo in Mongolia, he was 2nd at the Kanto select tournament this autumn. http://www.kanaloco.jp/article/296537

Dalaibaator (17, 181cm, 120kg) and Choijilsuren (17, 185cm, 115kg)

The local papers keep posting articles about the Asahigaoka-sumo club. The 2 Mongolians are now leading it as 3rd years, but there is a problem: a team must only have up to 20% foreign exchange students in it. The Asahigaoka team has to compete with 4 members at the Kanto championships, like at the Kanagawa championships, where they finished 2nd. Dalaibaator will likely be in the team for Kanto, Choijilsuren was in it for Kanagawa, but he finished 3rd in the individuals open weight, and Dalaibaator 2nd. http://www.townnews.co.jp/0607/2018/06/09/435460.html

Dalai-kun (right) and Choijil-kun (left)