Candidate for the presidential election, the immense fight of Teddy Riner
The Olympic judoka made his political intentions official via a video published on social networks.
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- Judoka Teddy Riner announced this Monday his candidacy for the 2027 French presidential election.
- Aged 37, the five-time Olympic champion had already discussed his political ambitions during the “Chose France” summit in Versailles in May 2025.
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Why It Matters
Teddy Riner is a five-time Olympic champion judoka. He expressed his presidential ambition during the “Chose France” summit in May 2025.
“My name is Teddy Riner and today, I tell you eye to eye: I am a candidate for the 2027 presidential election.” Dark suit, determined look, posture of a presidential candidate with a library and the French flag in the background: decorum is respected. The surprise is total.
This Monday, by posting a video on his social networks where he announces that he is launching his quest for the Presidency of the Republic, Teddy Riner decided to bang his fist on the table. His appetite for politics does not start today, however.
Thus, in May 2025, on the occasion of the “Chose France” summit organized in Versailles of which he was the prestigious ambassador, the 37-year-old judoka released this short, premonitory sentence: “If one day I go into politics, it will be to be president…”
At the time, the five-time Olympic champion responded, in a tone of bravado, to a question about the possibility, once his sporting career was high…
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Teddy Riner's participation in the 2027 presidential election.
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- What is Teddy Riner's political program?
- What will be the reaction of the political world?
