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Jul 26, 2024 · PARIS (AP) — French Olympic gold medalists Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec teamed to light the cauldron for the Paris Olympics to end an elaborate but rain-soaked opening ceremony Friday night. The duo both tilted their own torch toward the cauldron, which quickly became alit in flames.
Aug 3, 2024 · The 6ft 8in Parisian won his third Olympic heavyweight gold medal to give his crowd a day to remember, and in doing so cemented his legacy as one of the greatest judokas of all time.
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Jul 26, 2024 · PARIS (AP) — French Olympic gold medalists Teddy Riner and Marie-José Pérec teamed to light the cauldron for the Paris Olympics to end an elaborate but rain-soaked opening ceremony Friday night....
Aug 2, 2024 · Riner joined triple Olympic champion Marie-Jose Perec in lighting the cauldron at Paris 2024 – and a week on he was centre stage again to put his own name up in lights.
Aug 4, 2024 · He joined retired French track and field sprinter Marie-José Pérec in lighting the cauldron. Torch bearers French Athlete Marie-Jose Perec and French Judo Practitioner Teddy Riner light the Olympic Cauldron at the Gardens of the Tuileries.
TEDDY ‘S CAREER. Teddy Riner was born on 7 April 1989, in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. He discovered sport in Aquaboulevard, in the south of Paris (15th district), where his parents enrolled him in a multisport club at the age of 5. Teddy was full of energy and tried climbing, golf, tennis, swimming…
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Jul 26, 2024 · PARIS — After a spectacular Opening Ceremony on the River Seine, Marie-José Pérec and Teddy Riner lit the Olympic cauldron to officially inaugurate the 2024 Games here on Friday. And it...
