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France's superstar Teddy Riner clinches bronze in judo • FRANCE 24 English

FRANCE24, 30 Jul 2021
French star #TeddyRiner’s quest for a record-tying third consecutive #Olympic gold medal ended in the quarterfinals with a narrow loss to Russian athlete Tamerlan Bashaev, who then lost a spectacularly well-fought semifinal to Krpálek. Riner still won his fourth Olympic medal. He claimed bronze with a victory over Hisayoshi Hasagawa, who became only the third of host Japan’s 14 Olympic #judokas not to win a medal. Bashaev also won a bronze. FRANCE 24's Sports Editor Simon Harding reports.

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