It is a media release that will go down in history.
Eight months after his first defeat since 2010 against the Japanese Kokoro Kageura, at the Grand Slam in Paris on February 9, Teddy Riner lost a second time this year against Joseph Terhec in the quarter-finals of the ... French Championships by teams, which take place in Brest.
A defeat that deprives PSG of a place in the semifinals, eliminated by Sucy-en-Brie (3-2).
This is the first defeat of the double Olympic champion against a French for almost thirteen years and an ippon suffered against Jean-Sébastien Bonvoisin, already in the French team championships on November 10, 2007.
"Arbitrating is a profession, and there it was zero!"
Beaten by penalties, Teddy Riner did not mince his words against arbitration: "Arbitrating is a profession, and it's a shame that arbitration - excuse me, usually I never criticize - but there it was zero!
Take me, a shido while I run after the guy to put my hands ... It's a little daring on the part of the arbitration.
It's even more daring to see that the central arbitration and the central table do not move!
I already didn't like the French Championships very much because of that, so there… ”
The double Olympic champion does not take offense: “It is often like that in France.
It is at home that we take the most injustice!
If I can't have the same rules as everyone else, it's complicated.
Besides, Teddy Riner does not intend to stop there.
“I intend to raise a complaint at the level of the French Judo Federation because it is not normal.
I want to play the game well, and come to competitions that have no interest for me, but must be done.
And it starts with arbitration.
And there ... It makes me laugh more than anything else.
I said a lot of things to the referee:
Are you a referee?
And I see him smile behind his mask.
Me, that does not make me laugh!
"
For Riner, we wanted to “kill PSG”.
“There was a big refereeing error which cost Paris Saint-Germain a round.
Me, it is not very serious, it is a Championship of France by teams, I will get over it.
But the young people who intended to celebrate, grow together, write a page in their history, it is a failure!
"
VIDEO. "We wanted to kill Paris Saint-Germain"
Teddy Riner's revenge was all the greater.
In the repechage phases, the heavyweight of PSG crushed his opponent Toulon Judo 83 in 22 seconds on an ippon following a hip movement.
Finally, PSG returned empty-handed from Brest after their defeat against AJA Paris for the fight for a bronze medal.
A defeat that does not upset Riner too much.
“These are experiences for them
(my teammates)
.
For me too.
And errors like that
(refereeing)
, it will also be useful for my preparation ... "
