Dylan Bettencourt
Umqhudelwano we-Sumo ulahlekelwe kakhulu njengoba uHakuho, umsubathi ohamba phambili kunabo bonke owake wabonwa kulo mdlalo, eshiya emsebenzini wakhe wobukhazikhazi.
Umsebenzi omuhle kaHakuho ufaka ukunqoba okungaphezu kokuyi-1 000 nokuwina izicoco eziningi okudlula bonke abasubathi kulo mdlalo. Ukuthatha kwakhe umhlalaphansi kushiya umdlali oyedwa kuphela oyi-wrestler enesikhundla esiphakeme kakhulu: kwi-Yokozuna.
UHakuho wafika e-Japan evela ezweni lakubo lase-Mongolia eneminyaka eyi-15 futhi ngokushesha wagqama emqhudelwaneni we-sumo. Ngokushesha waba yimbangi esabekayo futhi wakhuphuka ngokushesha waya phezulu ohlwini.
Ukulimala kwaphazamisa lo msubathi oneminyaka engama-36 ubudala njengoba lo mdlali oyi-wrestler ethole isexwayiso esisemthethweni mayelana “nokungabibikho ngenxa yokulimala” ekuqaleni konyaka. Ngemuva kokuwina umqhudelwano ngoNtulikazi, uHakuho watshela i-NHK ukuthi uzocabanga isikhathi eside futhi kanzima ngekusasa lakhe kulo mdlalo.
UHakuho ufinyelele esigabeni se-Yokozuna eminyakeni emihlanu ngemuva kokudlala okokuqala ngowezi-2001 futhi waziwa kakhulu ngesitayela sakhe sokuhlasela waba nedumela lokuletha izethameli ezintsha kulo mdlalo.
Ukunqoba okungaphezu kokuyi-1 000 sekube nomthelela omubi ku-wrestling ngoba uHakuho wahlinzwa idolo okukhombise ukuthi kunzima kakhulu ukululama kulokho.
Indlela yokuphila ye-sumo ithatha umthelela wayo kamuva empilweni. Abadlali be-Sumo banesikhathi sokuphila esiphakathi kokungama-60 nokungama-65 njengoba ukudla nokulolonga umzimba kunzima kakhulu emzimbeni we-wrestler. Ku-156kg naku-1,92m, uHakuho ngumsubathi olingene ngokwesilinganiso ngaphakathi kwezemidlalo.
Uthole ubuzwe bakhe base-Japan ngowezi-2019, okumnike ilungelo lokuthi avule isitebele se-sumo wrestling athe uzosenza njengendlela yokubonisa ukubonga kulo mdlalo awuthandayo.
Umthombo wesithombe: @TheJapanTimes