In the minutes before Teddy Riner entered the arena, Paris 2024 volunteers filled the aisles with phones set to record and security guards peered in from the gangways, trying to snatch a glimpse. A ...

Imagine you’ve reigned supreme in a sport for approaching a decade, winning 128 successive matches on the way to securing a record eight world titles. What could there possibly be left to achieve? In ...

PARIS — The stands at Champs de Mars filled up quickly. One fan dressed in a white martial arts uniform waved a French flag. A woman next to him held up a poster with the face of one of the biggest ...

PARIS, July 10 (Reuters) - All eyes will be on the judo competition when French heavyweight Teddy Riner bids for a third individual Olympic gold medal and it could end up being one of the highlights ...

It’s always thrilling when a host country’s athlete wins a gold medal, leading to a huge crowd response. Sometimes the announcers get really carried away, too. That happened Friday when French judoka ...

PARIS — Teddy Riner earned the decisive victory as France defended its Olympic title in mixed team judo on Saturday night, beating Japan in the final for the second straight Games. After Riner secured ...

PARIS — Two and a half hours before 17,000 fans rocked the bleachers of La Défense Arena, waving French flags, making so much noise another swimmer said he could hear it through his headphones and ...

PARIS — They started chanting his name several minutes before he even entered the arena Friday night. They waved French flags and took out their phones, some clapping their hands, some clutching ...

After weeks of secrecy and hours of anticipation during the opening ceremony, Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec were revealed to be the final co-torchbearers and honorees as the lighters of the Olympic ...

Editor’s Note: The Judo Open Weight World Championships were won by Frenchman Teddy Riner and Sarah Asahina of Japan. To face Teddy Riner in a competitive environment is to try and move a mountain.

French judoka Teddy Riner suffered his first defeat since 2010, ending his win streak at 154 matches. Japanese Kokoro Kageura beat Riner in the third round of the Paris Grand Slam on Sunday. “If this ...