Sport. Teddy Riner "does not close any doors" to a political future after judo
France's greatest judoka didn't say no to a political career this Monday morning on the BFMTV set. But not at the Ministry of Sports.
Teddy Riner is not saying no to a political career after his career as a judoka. Photo Sipa/JP Partiente
Could famed judoka Teddy Riner one day be at the Élysée Palace? The two-time Olympic champion at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games isn't saying no. "I'm not closing any doors," he declared Monday morning on BFMTV, when asked about a possible political commitment, as he is the guest of honor at the Choose France summit opening in Versailles this Monday.
"It's not to be Minister of Sports"If I do something tomorrow, I'll do it well, and I'll do it for a good cause. For now, I'm a judoka, for now I haven't made any decisions," the French judoka assured on the BFMTV set.
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A position at the Ministry of Sports? Teddy Riner dismisses this idea out of hand. "Why always reduce sports to sport? If I enter politics tomorrow, it won't be to become Minister of Sports," insisted the 36-year-old Guadeloupean.
To be President of the Republic? "Of course," the judoka replied to a journalist's question. He added, "When I do something, it's to win, to bring things about, to be a driving force." The athlete readily imagines himself as a candidate for the 2027 presidential election, but the end of the athlete's judoka career is not imminent. Teddy Riner intends to extend it until the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The judoka is a guest at the Choose France summit , taking place this Monday in Versailles, which is designed to promote the country to 200 major business leaders from around the world. He will meet with Emmanuel Macron and international investors.
"I really like economic issues," Teddy Rinner emphasized when asked about the mandate that might interest him. A subject that interested him when he was at Sciences Po Paris, where he was a student from 2011 to 2015 alongside his athletic career.
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