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The biggest French judoka, 39, spoke about the rest of his career this Sunday, January 26, when he returned to an operation at a elbow.
Present this Sunday at the Vincennes racecourse for the prestigious America Prix Legend Race, Teddy Riner confirmed a major decision: the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 2028 will be the last of his career. A step that will end in apotheosis the journey of the largest French judoka in history.
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“I had an operation recently to resume quickly, in the best conditions,” he confides to RMC. “And above all still dream of the Olympic Games because Los Angeles, it's going to be something crazy. Especially when I know, there I can say it, that it will be my last four years. There, that's for sure, it's certain.”
At 39, the Guadeloupe athlete targets a final performance on Californian tatamios. After ignited Paris during the 2024 Olympics, where he expanded an already exceptional record, judoka aims to add a new line to its legend. With five Olympic titles to his credit – three individually and two per team – he is about to take up a final major challenge.
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Recently operated on the right elbow, an injury that has been bothering him for several years. This operation, long repelled, finally imposed itself due to pain that has become unbearable. A convalescence is now underway, which will prevent him from participating in the Grand Slam of Paris in early February, an essential event on the international calendar.
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Teddy Riner therefore began the last years of his career with determination. Accustomed to major competitions and challenges, he intends to make Los Angeles 2028 the final bouquet of his incredible epic. Appointment is made: Los Angeles will be the theater of the farewells of a colossus.
