French authorities investigate racist harassment of judo star Teddy Riner

On 24–25 September 2026, Paris's public prosecutor opened an investigation into online racial abuse targeting Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner after he expressed concerns about the rise of far-right politics in France.

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Racist abuse of French judo star Teddy Riner investigated after he spoke about rise of far right

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Paris public prosecutor opens investigation into online harassment of Riner, one of France’s most popular sportspeople Paris’s public prosecutor has opened an investigation into the racist abuse and online harassment of the French judo star Teddy Riner after he expressed concern about the rise of the far right. Riner, who has often been voted France’s most popular sportsperson and is one of the mo