French judo was impatiently awaiting this moment.

One of the best judokas in the world will return to a dojo and he intends to “wet the kimono”.

Three months after the Tokyo Olympics from where he won a bronze medal and an Olympic team title, Teddy Riner made a brief comeback in competition this Sunday in Perpignan for the team event of the French Championships .

“When my club calls me, I answer: Paris Saint-Germain is my favorite club.

It is important to them to come and get the title, to get on the podium to "climb" to the European Cup next year, "he explains.

"I took a break in my rest, because normally I resume in January".

If he did not want to specify when he had resumed training, Teddy Riner said he felt ready "to try to bring this team as far as possible in this competition".

Very trying Olympics

From Tokyo, where he lost in the quarter-finals of the +100 kg tournament before winning a bronze medal, Riner, 32, “took advantage of (his) medals, (his) family and blew”.

“It feels good, it was not a four-year Olympiad, but five years (with the one-year postponement of the Olympics due to Covid-19).

We had a lot of questions about the holding of these Olympics, we never knew where we were, it was very complicated, very trying, hence the very important break for me ”.

The injuries, including the one to the left knee which had greatly disrupted his preparation for the Tokyo meeting, "have not been entirely forgotten": "We must leave time to time, only time will heal. the wounds.

You still need some anyway, ”admits the Guadeloupe.

Regarding the preparation for the Olympics-2024 in Paris, which will a priori be his last big challenge, Riner kicks on the other hand in touch: "Do not worry, when I know which competition I am resuming until 2024, you will know everything. », He explains in a big burst of laughter.

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