Olympics-Judo-Frenchman Riner wins +100kg category for record fourth gold medal


Paris 2024 Olympics - Judo - Men 100 kg Final - Champ-de-Mars Arena Paris France - August 02 2024. Teddy Riner of France in action against Minjong Kim of South Korea. REUTERSKim Kyung-Hoon

Paris 2024 Olympics - Judo - Men +100 kg Final - Champ-de-Mars Arena, Paris, France - August 02, 2024. Teddy Riner of France in action against Minjong Kim of South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

PARIS (Reuters) - Frenchman Teddy Riner became the first athlete to win four Olympic gold medals in judo when he claimed the title in the +100kg category on Friday.

South Korea's Kim Minjong took silver while Tajikistan's Temur Rakhimov and Alisher Yusupov of Uzbekistan were awarded bronze.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Alison Williams)

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