Since Wajima's retirement, the number of university graduates entering professional sumo has surged. 48:10 The winner of the 2024 September tournament, Onosato, is one of them.

talks nonstop when the subject turns to sumo. “When I was a girl, I was determined to marry Wajima, Kitanofuji or Takanohana,” she said, referring to the popular wrestlers who dominated the ...