Asasekiryū Tarō
| 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 |
| Record | 687-679-36 |
| Debut | January, 2000 |
| Highest rank | Sekiwake (September, 2007) |
| Retired | May, 2017 |
| Championships | 1 (Jūryō) 1 (Jonidan) |
| Special Prizes | Outstanding Performance (1) Fighting Spirit (1) Technique (2) |
| * Up to date as of May 12, 2017. | |
Asasekiryū Tarō (born August 7, 1981 as Badarchiin Dashnyam, Mongolian: Бадарчийн Дашням, in Ulan Bator, Mongolia) is a former sumo wrestler. He made his debut in January 2000, reaching the top makuuchi division in March 2003. He won four special prizes, and spent a total of five tournaments in the titled san'yaku ranks. The highest rank was sekiwake. After 2013 he was mainly ranked in the lower jūryō and makushita divisions. He acquired Japanese citizenship in April 2017 and retired from active competition the following month. He is now a coach at Takasago stable.
Dashnyam was the second son of a successful Mongolian wrestler who achieved a level roughly equivalent to sumo's 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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