Asasekiryū
| Asasekiryū Tarō | |
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| 朝赤龍 太郎 | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Badarchiin Dashnyam August 7, 1981 Ulan Bator, Mongolia |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 148 kg (326 lb; 23.3 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Takasago, formerly Wakamatsu |
| Current rank | see below |
| Debut | January, 2000 |
| Highest rank | Sekiwake (September, 2007) |
| Championships | 1 (Jūryō) 1 (Jonidan) |
| Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (1) Fighting Spirit (1) Technique (2) |
| * Up to date as of Jan 20, 2017. | |
Asasekiryū Tarō (born August 7, 1981 as Badarchiin Dashnyam, Mongolian: Бадарчийн Дашням, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia) is a sumo wrestler. He made his debut in January 2000, reaching the top division in March 2003. He has won four special prizes, and has spent a total of five tournaments to date in the titled san'yaku ranks. The highest rank he has reached is sekiwake.
Dashnyam was the second son of a successful Mongolian wrestler who achieved the same level as komusubi. From the ages of six to twelve he attended the Naadam festival, where he was also schooled in horse training. He did not continue his training, however, and in 1997 chose to accompany his friend, future yokozuna Asashōryū who was moving to Japan to attend high school. It was understood it was largely to keep his friend from becoming homesick. They were accepted by Meitoku Gijuku high school, known for its strong sumo program. They were seniors to later stars Kotoshōgiku and .
After high school he followed his friend Asashōryū to Wakamatsu stable (now Takasago stable) and fought his first professional sumo bout in January 2000. Asasekiryū would later often served as a tachimochi or sword bearer during Asashōryū's dohyō-iri or ring entering ceremony. His shikona or fighting name literally means morning red dragon, very similar to Asashoryu's morning blue dragon (in both cases, the Asa character is taken from his stablemaster's fighting name of Asashio, who was a classmate at Kinki University of Asashōryū and Asasekiryū's high school sumo coach).
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