Judo: “kimono gate”, internal turmoil … Worlds under tension for France

2023-05-06 15:57:19

Doha hosts, from this Sunday, the World Judo Championships. On the tatami mats of the Emirate, Teddy Riner signs his big comeback. The ten-time world champion (+100 kg) has not participated in the planetary meeting since his tenth coronation, in 2017. He had to give up the 2022 edition due to an ankle injury suffered in the summer and returned to business in February 2023 by winning the Grand Slam de Paris. With eight medals won at the Tokyo Olympics, tricolor judo seemed serenely launched for the Paris Games. But just over a year from the deadline, tensions are building up behind the scenes.