To be world champion Teddy Riner has lost 25 kilos – Gala

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Guest of RTL, Teddy Riner has told how he managed to lose 25 pounds to reach to win its ninth title of world champion in judo.

A mental punch to body regain its champion. For the ninth time in a row, Teddy Riner is mounted on the top step of the podium at the world championships in judo. Guest of RTL, the French star has confessed to not ” tiring “ to hear the national anthem ring out and knows how much the path is difficult before you hear it again. A real fighter who was not afraid to the athlete.

In August 2016, Teddy Riner won his second gold medal at the Olympic Games. Back on the tatami of the World Budapest, the athletic 28-year-old was forced to return to his normal weight to participate in the event. ” My body needed it,” said the champion, to become a ” barrel “. All in all, the legend of judo has lost 25 pounds. A challenge at the height of his state of mind of a winner.

Teddy Riner began by banishing ” full of things from home,” before resuming a lifestyle in accord with his willingness to participate in the Global 2017. ” I know what I wanted this year : get on the world championship and try to win a new title. This has been done. There was a price to pay, this is what I’ve done ” has entrusted to those who will attempt to win a third crown at the games in Tokyo in 2020.

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Teddy Riner

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