{
  "id": 19260157,
  "title": "French Judo Legend Teddy Riner Announces 2027 Presidential Bid, Drawing Praise From Emmanuel Macron",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/french-judo-legend-teddy-riner-announces-2027-presidential-bid",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-10T01:28:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/french-judo-legend-teddy-riner-2027-presidential-bid-macron-1236943664/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "French judo superstar Teddy Riner, a five-time Olympic gold medalist and multiple world champion, has announced that he is running for president of France in 2027 in a fiery speech posted on social media. The athlete, who has never held political office but is one of France’s most recognizable and popular sporting figures, portrayed himself […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Olympic Gold Medalist & ‘Love Is Blind: France’ Presenter Teddy Riner Enters French Presidential Race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/olympic-gold-medalist-love-is-blind-france-presenter-teddy-riner",
        "published": "2026-11-09T11:36:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RFI English",
        "title": "Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner joins race for French presidency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/olympic-judo-champion-teddy-riner-joins-race-for-french-presidency",
        "published": "2026-11-09T17:44:42.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}