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27 September 2021 Some huge news for the world of sumo! Hakuho has handed in his retirement papers. His right knee has not healed as expected. It was well known that he was aiming for doing something at the Tokyo Olympics and ended up hanging on after the delay. He still managed to win the last basho he was in at a record defining 44 yushos. Hakuho has been a dominant force and reached the rank of Yokuzuna after just 6 years. He has set so many records and is simply a beast to watch. I certainly shall miss Hakuho's artistry in how he got people out and some of his displays of emotion which often got him into trouble. It was certainly fun to see his smiles of 'did I really get away with that?' We shall still see Hakuho but he shall have another name and will be a stable master. It will be interesting to see what he can offer back to sumo and who he decides to train. He certainly seems to be aiming to recruit the extremes of height based on 1.68m tall Enho and 2m tall Hokuseiho. Hopefully his work with the Hakuho Cup, a tournament which he finances and organises for school children will also continue. The end of another sumo era and the start of an uncertain period with no dominant high rankers beyond Terunofuji.