Georgian Judo Heavyweight Disqualified After Attack on France’s Teddy Riner
A key Olympic judo match in the 100kg category in Paris ended in controversy on Friday when Georgia’s Guram Tushishvili was disqualified for kicking France’s Teddy Riner. Two-time Olympic gold medalist Riner beat Tushishvili in style to secure the victory and a place in the semi-finals, but the Georgian seemed extremely upset about losing in […]
French Olympic heroes Marie-José Pérec, Teddy Riner light cauldron to kick off Paris games
There were 24 French athletes carrying the Olympic torch, but it was a special duo who had the honour of lighting the cauldron. The torch’s final journey began with football legend Zinedine Zidane and was eventually handed over to two French Olympic heroes who have won three Olympic gold medals each. Track and field star […]