Beijing misery sparked Riner’s golden surge:
LONDON -- Newly-crowned Olympic heavyweight champion Teddy Riner admitted the abject misery of his shock defeat at the 2008 Beijing Games inspired him to London gold.
The 23-year-old five-time world champion won his first Games gold, completing the full set of titles alongside his two European crowns.
Having dominated his sport since his first senior world title in 2007, the lack of an Olympic gold -- he took bronze in Beijing -- weighed heavily on the Guadeloupe-born star.
Since losing on a penalty in a sudden death period of golden score to Uzbekistan's Abdullo Tangriev in China, he had been defeated only once.
And even that was a...
Keep on reading: Beijing misery sparked Riner’s golden surge
LONDON -- Newly-crowned Olympic heavyweight champion Teddy Riner admitted the abject misery of his shock defeat at the 2008 Beijing Games inspired him to London gold.
The 23-year-old five-time world champion won his first Games gold, completing the full set of titles alongside his two European crowns.
Having dominated his sport since his first senior world title in 2007, the lack of an Olympic gold -- he took bronze in Beijing -- weighed heavily on the Guadeloupe-born star.
Since losing on a penalty in a sudden death period of golden score to Uzbekistan's Abdullo Tangriev in China, he had been defeated only once.
And even that was a...
Keep on reading: Beijing misery sparked Riner’s golden surge
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