Doha Masters: Riner leads France’s gold rush in Qatar
Doha Masters: Riner leads France’s gold rush in Qatar Doha: Two-time Olympic champion Teddy Riner, who made his return to international tatami mats for the first time since February 2020, won gold in the over 100KG category in the International Judo Federation Doha masters on Wednesday. For the slick-looking Frenchman, who lost 20 kilos before the event, the gold medal will serve an ideal comeback, less than seven months before the Olympic Games in Tokyo, where he will seek a third consecutive gold medal. "I feel better to come back like this and win a medal in Qatar," said the 31-year-old champion after his fight. "I feel like I'm getting younger," added Riner, a ten-time world champion. Riner comfortably saw off Russian Inal Tasoev in the final, the world number three, and out behind him his two defeats in 2020. Tasoev, shorter in stature than Riner, struggled to properly get a grip on his French opponent, and received three shi