His name is Teddy Riner, and he's a French judoka − a larger-than-life athlete in this niche sport, which barely registers in the United States but has become immensely popular here in France.

Teddy Riner, judo’s friendly giant, delivers one of the moments of the Paris Olympics - The 6ft 8in Parisian won his third Olympic heavyweight gold medal to give his crowd a day to remember, and ...

His name is Teddy Riner, and he's a French judoka − a larger-than-life athlete in this niche sport, which barely registers in the United States but has become immensely popular here in France.

On a memorable day, France sang and swayed to its Olympic moment. The Paris Olympics are offering Leon Marchand, Teddy Riner and other French athletes an impassioned home-field advantage.

Teddy Riner, a French judoka and style star who has been featured on multiple magazine covers, is an 11-time world champion, has won five Olympic medals (three of which were gold) ...

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 ...

France's Teddy Riner celebrates after defeating South Korea's Min-Jong Kim during their men's +100 kg final match in the team judo competition, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer ...

Judo - Paris International Grand Slam - Accor Arena, Paris, France - February 4, 2024 France's Teddy Riner celebrates winning the gold medal final of the men's +100kg against South Korea's Kim Min ...

PARIS -- 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 ...

Track star Marie-José Pérec and judoka Teddy Riner lit the cauldron, which also had a French twist, much like the rest of the opening ceremony. 2024 SUMMER OLYMPICS: LIVE UPDATES.

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 ...

Teddy Riner, right, battles Korea’s Kim Min-jong (Mike Egerton/PA Wire) He won Olympic golds at London 2012 and Rio 2016 and his popularity grew and grew.