In recent years it has been possible to start the regular post-basho article several days before a tournament wraps up.
This story, however, has taken a few days post-basho to get together because what happened on the final day of the Natsu Basho is still sinking in with many, slowly but surely, and continues to reverberate around the sport.
Oldest, slowest and several other superlatives aside in terms of how long in the top flight, and at what age Kyokutenho managed to win his first championship aside, one fact ignored by many in the media thus far that will have to be addressed one day soon is his nationality.