Lying on the carpet, his face sweating, Teddy Riner catches his breath. The final was bitter, trying. And after almost 9 minutes of combat, the Frenchman dealt the fatal blow to win an 11th title of world champion, this Saturday, May 13. Royal, dizzying, mind-blowing, words fail to describe the immense performance achieved in Doha by a champion who, at the age of 34, was thought to be closer to the exit than to the top step of the podium.
