In Kokugikan official joint training of the strongest rikisi (sogen-geyko) is carried out.

Great champions didn't begin to be measured by forces in fifteen days before to Natsa base. Yokodzuna Harumafudzi limited herself to nine duels with ozeki Kakuryu. And honor to be Hakukho allowed to a body received only restored in Japanese Association of sumo of Sokokuray.

Harumafudzi won eight victories and I suffered one defeat.

Hakukho's four fights with the athlete deprived of competitive practice within two years, had rather incentive character.

To a call of the White phoenix of Sokokuray battled to debutants of the highest division makuuti. the 29-year-old native of the Inner Mongolia got the best of Adzumaryu and Homarefudzi and lost Daykikho.

Four ozeki didn't avoid each other. Kisenosato and Kotoosyu fought with equal on a rank on eight times, Kakuryu and Kotosyogika – on nine. Companions on school of Sadogatake on five times conceded to rivals. Kisenosato suffered three defeats, Kakuryu – four.

Official joint trainings of the strongest rikisi are carried out three times a year in the presence of members of public Committee on elections yokodzuna.

Denis Isayev

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