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 Rin…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:31:42 UTC.

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