Teddy Riner is currently in full preparation to try to win a third Olympic gold medal this summer in Tokyo. Alas, the coronavirus epidemic has decided otherwise and he is forced to take his trouble patiently, confined to his home while waiting to be able to compete in the Olympic Games in 2021. And this situation proves difficult for him in one very specific point, as he revealed this Saturday morning on France Info .
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The French judoka thus explained leading a constant fight to avoid gaining weight. Even if it means using the big means. “All that is food, I put a padlock on certain products so that I am not tempted since the weight, I take it quickly. It is Madame who hides them. We bought a suitcase with a code lock, "said the ten-time world champion over 100 kilos with a laugh, even if he revealed that having his children at home made the task even more difficult. “All the children's snacks, all that I like and that children are used to eating is under padlock. And I watch the children take their snack. For me it's the best thing to do. ”
Two training sessions per day
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In an interview where he also wanted to put the postponement of the Olympic Games into perspective, “I too would have liked to be at the Olympics this summer. It is not possible and well here it is, Riner explained to continue to train in spite of the particular situation. “I train twice a day. My trainer sends me my program and I do it ”detailed the one who had been beaten for the first time in 154 fights last February.
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