Asashoryu retires and leaves SUMO – Feb. 4, 2010

Breaking news from the world of Sumo – Grand Champion Asashoryu, the Mongolian yokozuna, announced his retirement from the National Sport of Japan at a press conference on Thursday, February 4th.

I will miss his competitive spirit and fiery demeanor.

I once got close to him:
at the Fukuoka tourney in 2005 – http://flic.kr/p/7xrThf

And I will miss seeing him compete when I return to Osaka in March:

Thanks for watching,
Jason

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