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Champion & Special Prize Interviews

2012 March Grand Sumo Tournament
Makuuchi Division Champion & Special Prize Interviews

* Makuuchi Division Champion:
East Yokozuna Hakuho Sho -13-2 (#22)
* Outstanding Performance Award:
East Sekiwake Kakuryu Rikisaburo - 13-2 (#2)
* Fighting Spirit Prize:
West Maegashira #6 Goeido Gotaro - 12-3 (#3)
* Technique Prize:
East Sekiwake Kakuryu Rikisaburo - 13-2 (#7)
East Maegashira #4 Toyonoshima Daiki - 11-4 (#4)

* Makuuchi Division Champion
East Yokozuna
Hakuho Sho
Hakuho
"I'm Hakuho Sho and I won my twenty-second top division championship. To everyone in Osaka, thanks ever so much for the warm support you showed me over the past fifteen days. I would like to continue to do my absolute very best so I hope you will continue to cheer me on."

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* Outstanding Performance Award
* Technique Prize
East Sekiwake
Kakuryu Rikisaburo
Kakuryu
"This is Izutsu Beya's Kakuryu and I was honored to receive the Outstanding Performance Award and the Technique Prize. Next tournament I want to do my very best to once again participate in the championship race. I hope you will be rooting for me."

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* Fighting Spirit Prize
West Maegashira #6
Goeido Gotaro
Goeido
"This is Goeido and I was awarded my third Fighting Spirit Prize. It was thanks to the truly warm support of all of you fans in Osaka that enabled me to come up with the fantastic record I did. And next tournament I will be able to return to sanyaku so I look forward to your continued support."

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* Technique Prize
East Maegashira #4
Toyonoshima Daiki
Myogiryu
"I'm Toyonoshima and I was honored to receive my fourth Technique Prize. Next tournament I will once again do my best so I hope you will be rooting for me."

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