French heavyweight men's judoka Teddy Riner, who defeated Tatsuru Saito twice en route to the Paris Olympics mixed team gold medal, expressed respect for his Japanese opponent on social media Thursday.Riner, who now has five Olympic gold medals, including three individual heavyweight championships, clinched his second straight team gold with his second emphatic win over Saito on Saturday."I want to affirm, after our last match, that your impressive performance commands the respect of your opponents, my respect," Riner wrote on Instagram. "Your determination and fighting spirit impressed me …READ FULL ARTICLE
