Teddy Riner is not happy.

Not happy that his interview on RTL caused so much stir, both for a supposed tackle to Emmanuel Macron, and for his position on vaccination.

During a visit to the Imagine Institute, specializing in research on genetic diseases, the bronze medalist in individual in Tokyo (and gilded in team) got angry all red, in comments reported by Le Parisien.

"I am not ashamed to say that I am vaccinated"

“I stand by my two answers regarding the vaccine and the medals, but I know what I said. And I don't like my words to be distorted or taken out of context ”. Riner is especially raised against the "antivax" which pounce on his statements - "I am not here to say" get vaccinated "! Admittedly the finality is collective, but the decision remains personal ”- like a tweet 100% demago of Florian Philippot.

“I got the vaccine as soon as I could,” says Riner.

Because I wanted to protect myself, because I wanted to protect my loved ones and the most vulnerable, because I wanted to prepare for the Tokyo Games calmly.

Because, personally, I think that's the solution to fixing the problem.

I was not forced and I am not ashamed to say that I am vaccinated.

But it is not my role to tell people to "get vaccinated"!

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An unforgettable evening with the French Olympic and Paralympic teams, received at the Elysee Palace by the President of the Republic @EmmanuelMacron 🇫🇷🇫🇷 Happy to have shared this moment with #UneSeuleEquipe pic.twitter.com/zTM3tRsOkc

- Teddy Riner (@teddyriner) September 14, 2021

Relaunched on all those who have been making their money on his back since Monday, the colossus has put down a quality Waza-ari: "I can't stand being instrumentalized, that I am recovered, that we do not transcribe the things as I said them and in the right context, Riner gets carried away.

I understand that with the upcoming presidential election, everyone wants to position themselves, but not with me!

And that no one comes to say that I was asked to correct comments because they caused controversy, it is I who re-establish things.

No, I didn't have my ears pulled.

The only people who pull my ears are my parents!

"

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