Teddy Riner is crowned world champion of +100 kg in Qatar. The Guadeloupean had not participated in the world judo meeting since his tenth coronation in 2017.
Injured, he had to give up the 2022 edition and returned to business in February by winning the Grand Slam of Paris. He will aim for a third individual title in Paris in 2023, after Clarisse Agbégnénou in -63 kg and in total a seventh medal in this edition.