US EditionJudo : Tushishvili Refuses to Shake Riner's Hand in the World, a Year After Their Heated Fight at the Olympics
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The Georgian, finalist in +100 kg this Thursday at the Budapest Worlds (Hungary), did not shake hands with Teddy Ringer who gave him his medal. The rest of the dispute between the two men.
On Thursday 19 June 2025, at the World Judo in +100 kg, the Georgian finalist Guram Tushishvili clearly showed that some grudges did not fade over time. On the podium, instead of shaking the hand Teddy Riner, who was in charge of handing over the medals, he simply ignored the French legend. A gesture that did not go unnoticed. This attitude, far from being anomalous, seems to be the last rebound of a well-established dispute. Years pass, the com…
This was one of the landmark scenes of the Paris 2024 Olympics: the confrontation between the two colossal Teddy Riner and Guram Tushishvili, in the quarter final of the more than 100kg. With the result of the fight won on ippon by the French the bad gesture of the Georgian and the disqualification of the latter, suspended six months moreover for having lost his nerves. The dispute between the two men dates back to 2022 and a fight between the l…
The Georgian, finalist in +100 kg this Thursday at the Worlds, did not shake hands with Teddy Riner who gave him his medal.
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