After his victory by ippon on Friday, August 2, during the judo quarter-finals of the Paris Olympic Games against Guram Tushishvili, Teddy Riner was deliberately pushed by his competitor before falling to the ground. The Georgian boxer was disqualified for the rest of the Olympic Games following his gesture unworthy of the sport. The French champion managed to keep his calm despite the provocations of his opponent who was ready to really fight. Teddy Riner was exemplary from start to finish and proved, if it still needed to be done, that he is a legend of French judo. The one who lit the Olympic cauldron was invited onto the set of What Games! on France 2 the following day, Saturday August 3, and took the opportunity to return to this incident.
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He confided on the set of Léa Salamé: “It’s the Olympics, there’s a lot at stake, everyone wants to win that gold medal. He and I have a big disagreement. In the Champions League at PSG, we met his team. He did two things that are more than regrettable for judo. He attacked me from behind after the mate, he swept me aside. Normally it’s hansoku make, disqualification.”. Then add: “And before, he did a technique that could have caused the cruciate knee injuries. They gave him the victory. Afterwards, when the commission ruled, he was disqualified. There was a little settling of scores. I think he didn’t like the nice ippon I gave him.”. “Sport teaches us to stay calm, especially at the Olympics. Many people have spoken to me about this episode. It taints judo. He’s not only going to be sanctioned at the Olympics, he’s going to have other sanctions.”.
Yesterday evening, Monday September 2, the judoka returned once again to this quarrel on the set of Daily. Yann Barthès spoke about this episode and Teddy Riner then confided:…
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