Mathieu Warnier, Media365, published on Wednesday September 4, 2024 at 4:20 p.m.
Teddy Riner revealed on Tuesday that Georgian judoka Guram Tushishvili, with whom he had clashed during Paris 2024, has been heavily sanctioned as a precautionary measure.
This was one of the images of the Paris 2024 judo events. On August 2, during a very tense +100kg quarter-final, Guram Tushishvili did not appreciate Teddy Riner’s behavior. Having just lost by ippon, the Georgian did not hesitate to jostle the Frenchman while the latter was celebrating his qualification for the last four of the competition. Faced with this gesture considered to be contrary to the spirit of judo, Guram Tushishvili was disqualified from the tournament, thus not being able to fight for a bronze medal. A sanction that the International Judo Federation (IJF) very quickly decided to extend to all the Olympic Games held in the capital. As a result, the Georgian was unable to participate in the team event organized the following day, which saw his country eliminated in the round of 16 by Italy. In addition, there was a precautionary suspension pending the examination of the case by the IJF Disciplinary Commission. Since then, no communication from the international federation has confirmed the length of the suspension that Guram Tushishvili may have received.
Riner : « Je lui dis why, why, why ? »
Guest this Tuesday on the show “Quotidien” broadcast on the channel TMCTeddy Riner returned to this clash with the Georgian and allowed himself to make a confession. According to the triple individual Olympic champion, the native of Tbilisi received a six-month suspension, valid for all judo competitions. As a result, Guram Tushishvili will not be allowed to return to the tatamis until February 25, 2025. A sanction that remains likely to be increased by the IJF Disciplinary Commission, which is continuing its investigation into the incident involving Teddy Riner in the Arena Champ-de-Mars. Questioned on the subject, the native of Pointe-à-Pitre confided that he had asked his rival the reasons for such an outburst. “I tell him why, why, why? Why all this, I won, I have the right to exult my joy without it going to pot,” confided the French judoka during this interview. He speaks in his language but he says things that are not very nice.” Despite this clash, Teddy Riner added that he did not hold it against Guram Tushishvili. The fact remains that the reunion on the tatami promises to be intense.
