To live happy, live hidden.
Teddy Riner has made this expression his own for several years now by considerably reducing the number of his annual competitions.
The turning point came during his Olympic coronation in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, which was much harder for him to achieve than it seems.
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At the time, he also confided to Le
Figaro
:
“
I need a vacation, to breathe, to take time for myself.
I don't even want to think about 2020, I don't even want to think about judo.
I want my body back.
There, he is all stiff, he hurts everywhere.
»
Which did not prevent him a year later from winning two additional world titles, one in +100 kg and the other in all categories.
But, in 2018, the Guadeloupean, then aged 29, completely disappeared from the radar.
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Since then, his competitive outings have become rarer. Apart from his appearances with his club Paris SG in the Champions League, Teddy Riner has only taken part in eight…
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