Paris 2024 Olympics: Riner leads France to judo mixed team title for fifth gold medal
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Riner leads France to judo mixed team title for fifth gold medal

The Hindu  

Teddy Riner won the decisive bout against Japan’s Tatsuru Saito in a moment of great drama to give France the judo mixed team title at the Paris Games on Saturday, earning him a national record-equalling fifth Olympic gold medal. A huge roar went up as the screens displayed “+90kg”, meaning Riner, the home favourite, was to take on his rival Saito again to decide the title. The French team immediately gathered around Riner to encourage the 2.03 meter titan, with Joan-Benjamin Gaba hitting his teammate’s chest with his forehead. On Friday, after Riner won the over 100kg category title, Fourcade referred to the judoka as “Le grand monsieur” of French sport and Riner proved him right on Saturday.

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France judo star Teddy Riner set to return to action after Paris Olympics heroics
3 months ago

France judo star Teddy Riner set to return to action after Paris Olympics heroics

The Hindu  

Five-time Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner will return to competition in the prestigious Grand Slam tournament in Paris on February 2, the French Judo Federation announced Monday. Riner has not fought since the Paris Games last summer, where he won a third individual Olympic heavyweight title and a second team gold. Other Paris Olympic medallists competing include Clarisse Agbegnenou, who …

Paris Olympics 2024 proves Russian wrestlers are thriving even without global legitimacy
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024 proves Russian wrestlers are thriving even without global legitimacy

The Hindu  

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Paris Olympics 2024: Aman Sehrawat Claims Bronze Medal in 57kg Wrestling With Dominant Win Over Puerto Rico's Damien Cruz
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Aman Sehrawat Claims Bronze Medal in 57kg Wrestling With Dominant Win Over Puerto Rico's Damien Cruz

News 18  

When it mattered the most, Aman Sehrawat shone the brightest as the Indian wrestler dominated Puerto Rico’s Darien Toi Cruz to clinch the Bronze medal in the Men’s 57kg Freestyle event at the Paris Olympics on Friday. Sehrawat though wouldn’t budge already, as he would find the tackle from around the back to push Cruz down and gather two points …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Kim Yu-jin wins another gold for South Korea, Ulugbek Rashitov secures back-to-back taekwondo titles
7 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Kim Yu-jin wins another gold for South Korea, Ulugbek Rashitov secures back-to-back taekwondo titles

The Hindu  

South Korea is back in force in taekwondo. After leaving the Tokyo Games without a single gold medal in the sport it invented, the East Asian nation claimed a second title in as many days at the Paris 2024 Olympics. “I also put in a lot of efforts, that’s how I got the gold medal.” Kimia Alizadeh, who was the …

French judo icon Teddy Riner wins his 3rd individual Olympic gold in front of passionate home crowd
7 months, 2 weeks ago

French judo icon Teddy Riner wins his 3rd individual Olympic gold in front of passionate home crowd

Associated Press  

PARIS — The stands at Champs de Mars filled up quickly. He capped his incredible career by becoming the second three-time individual Olympic gold medalist in judo history in one of the most electrifying events of the Paris Games so far. “I don’t think I’ll sleep good,” he said, “but it’s a dream, a real dream.” An 11-time world champion …

Who carried and who lit the flame during the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Who carried and who lit the flame during the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony?

ABC  

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony was both everything we could have hoped for and like nothing we might have expected. American tennis Serena Williams, who has three French Open titles as well as four Olympic gold medals, joined Nadal on the boat. The American sprinting legend won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and eight World …

Paris Olympics 2024: Day one medal wrap – rugby sevens, cycling, judo
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Day one medal wrap – rugby sevens, cycling, judo

Al Jazeera  

France won its first gold medal of its home Games in the men’s rugby sevens, while Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel continued his meteoric rise with a gold in the men’s individual time trial. Here’s a summary of some of the medal winners from Saturday: Dupont the hero in France’s emphatic gold medal rugby win France claimed their first gold medal of …

Teddy Riner, Marie-José Pérec jointly light Olympic cauldron to kick off 2024 Summer Games
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Teddy Riner, Marie-José Pérec jointly light Olympic cauldron to kick off 2024 Summer Games

New York Times  

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 cauldron, which lifted into the sky carried by a flying hot-air balloon, to mark the beginning of the 2024 Olympic Games. 🤯 🔥 #Paris2024 #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter.com/CIuS4RzfHD — The …

Paris 2024 Olympics India full schedule: Full fixture, date, time in IST - All you need to know
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics India full schedule: Full fixture, date, time in IST - All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

The Indian contingent will kick off its campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 25. India's Neeraj Chopra will be defending his gold medal in men's javelin in Paris 2024 Olympics All eyes will be on Neeraj Chopra, who will be defending his gold medal in the men's javelin throw and hopes to breach the 90-metre mark for the …

Paris Olympics 2024: Judo - history, rules, defending champions
8 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Judo - history, rules, defending champions

Firstpost  

Judo made its Olympic debut in the 1964 Tokyo Games, and would become a permanent fixture at the world’s biggest sporting event from the Munich 1972 onwards. While the women’s competition was initially introduced as an exhibition event in 1988, it would become a medal event in Barcelona four years later. Teddy Riner, France: The world’s most famous active judoka …

Paris Olympics 2024: 'Big Teddy' Riner guns for third judo gold on home soil
8 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: 'Big Teddy' Riner guns for third judo gold on home soil

Firstpost  

All eyes will be on the judo competition when French heavyweight Teddy Riner bids for a third individual Olympic gold medal France's Teddy Riner celebrates winning the gold medal final of the men's +100kg against South Korea's Kim Min Jong at the Paris International Grand Slam. Reuters All eyes will be on the judo competition when French heavyweight Teddy Riner …

Riner won world title due to refereeing oversight: International Judo Federation
1 year, 10 months ago

Riner won world title due to refereeing oversight: International Judo Federation

The Hindu  

French judo legend Teddy Riner, fresh from being crowned world champion, can breathe a sigh of relief after The International Judo Federation admitted Wednesday it should have been his opponent Inal Tasoev who took gold. The IJF said in a statement Russian judoka Tasoev -- competing as a neutral athlete due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine -- should have been …

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