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A Judo Catch at the White House: the Surprising Misadventure of a Voodoo Diplomat

Summary by Le Temps
26th president of the United States, Teddy Roosevelt was fused with judo. Foreign Affairs paid the priceThe recently declared presidential candidate in France, Teddy Riner is not the first to mix politics and judo. We know of course Vladimir Putin's example: in 2012, the master of the Kremlin was, as an honour, raised to the rank of 8th dan (it is a red and white belt) by the International Judo Federation. He was the first Russian to climb so hi…

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26th president of the United States, Teddy Roosevelt was fused with judo. Foreign Affairs paid the priceThe recently declared presidential candidate in France, Teddy Riner is not the first to mix politics and judo. We know of course Vladimir Putin's example: in 2012, the master of the Kremlin was, as an honour, raised to the rank of 8th dan (it is a red and white belt) by the International Judo Federation. He was the first Russian to climb so hi…

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Le Temps broke the news in Geneva, Switzerland on Friday, November 13, 2026.
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