In training since the beginning of the week in Rabat, Morocco, Teddy Riner injured his ankle during a randori. Returned to Paris to perform examinations, the judoka, examined at Camp des Loges by Christophe Baudot, the PSG doctor, suffered from a sprained ankle. If the triple Olympic champion will review his training program, his participation in the next Worlds (October 6 to 12 in Tashkent) is, for the moment, not in question.
“Teddy Riner had been on an internship in Rabat for a few days. This Wednesday on a projection of Teddy, the partner fell on his ankle causing immediate pain, explains the entourage of the champion in a press release. The coordination of care and medical follow-up were then immediately taken over by Doctor Laurent Winkler (federal doctor) currently in Houlgate as part of an internship with the French team.
Teddy was repatriated to Paris, to carry out the various examinations. These revealed a sprained ankle which will require the wearing of a brace and the use of crutches for 3 weeks. The diagnosis was made this morning by Dr. Baudot, a PSG doctor. The care will of course be provided daily and the physical preparation is not interrupted. Consequently, Teddy’s preparation program for the World Championships is reviewed, but his participation is maintained. »
In October, in Uzbekistan, Teddy Riner will try to win an 11th world title, two years before the Olympic Games in Paris.