# 🔴 Judo star Teddy Riner announces bid for French presidency

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/%f0%9f%94%b4-judo-star-teddy-riner-announces-bid-for-french-presidency/
- Published: 2026-11-09T10:50:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T11:33:34+00:00
- Original publisher: France 24 (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20261109-french-judo-star-teddy-riner-announces-bid-for-presidency
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Europe, World

## Key points

- Teddy Riner says he will run for president in 2027.
- Marine Le Pen leads polls to replace Emmanuel Macron.
- Riner has five Olympic judo gold medals.

## Summary

Five-time Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner has announced he will run in France’s 2027 presidential election, making a surprise declaration on social media. His entry matters as Marine Le Pen is leading in polls to replace President Emmanuel Macron, and Riner has voiced concern about the far right’s rise.

The 37-year-old has won five Olympic gold medals: individual heavyweight titles in 2012, 2016 and 2024, plus mixed team golds in 2020 and 2024. French judoka David Douillet previously entered politics, winning a parliamentary seat in 2009 and serving as sports minister from 2011 to 2012.

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