▁whose ▁only ▁tournament ▁in ▁s any aku ▁was ▁at ▁se ki w ake ▁rather ▁than ▁kom us ub i ▁( al ong ▁with ▁Kot ets uy ama ▁and ▁H ok utor iki ). ▁Pers istent ▁inj uries ▁meant ▁Hay ate umi ▁never ▁real ised ▁his ▁true ▁potential , ▁forcing ▁him ▁back ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁lower ▁divisions . ▁He ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁at ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁mak ush ita ▁ 4 9 . ▁In ▁all ▁he ▁had ▁missed ▁all ▁or ▁part ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁his ▁ 4 8 ▁career ▁tournament s ▁through ▁injury . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁from ▁sum o ▁Hay ate umi ▁had ▁his ▁dan p ats u - sh iki , ▁or ▁official ▁ret irement ▁ceremony , ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁the ▁Sum o ▁Association ▁as ▁an ▁elder ▁and ▁has ▁left ▁the ▁sum o ▁world . ▁He ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁Liberal ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁politician , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁A om ori ▁Pref ect ural ▁Assembly ▁representing ▁Kit ats ug aru ▁District ▁in ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁winning ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁End o ▁A ko , ▁who ▁already ▁had ▁three ▁children ▁of ▁her ▁own . ▁They ▁have ▁since ▁had ▁another ▁child ▁together . ▁End o ▁was ▁previously ▁engaged ▁to ▁M ito iz umi . ▁ ▁Fight