Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
59/100
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Three-time Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner is to run for the French presidency, with his campaign intending to “show that we can turn France around”.
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we → run → France
The 37-year-old said he would not run on a left- or right-wing ticket but instead focus his campaign on “bringing the French people together”, with the slogan for his campaign “The France we want”.
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we → say → campaign
He told French outlet Le Parisien on Monday: “France is a great country.
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France → tell → Monday
It has allowed me to become the person I am today and has given me the opportunity to dream big.
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I → allow → opportunity
“Today, that’s what’s missing.
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what → ’ → ?
That ambition is gone; that hope is gone.
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hope → go → ?
“I see a divide in society across the country, but I do not accept what I hear in the mouths of young people, that it is difficult today to imagine a future.
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it → see → future
That is why I decided to commit myself, alongside the French people, and to become a candidate for the presidency.”
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I → decide → presidency
An election to decide Emmanuel Macron’s successor is to be held in April next year; Macron, having served two consecutive terms, is ineligible to run again.
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Macron → decide → terms
Riner has no experience of politics but is a well-known and popular figure in France, and has previously hinted at a desire to enter politics at the highest level.
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Riner → have → level
He said in an interview last year: “I am a citizen above all, not just a sportsperson.
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I → say → all
If tomorrow I enter politics, it wouldn’t be to be a minister, it would be to change things.
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it → enter → things
Riner, who was born in Guadeloupe, grew up in Paris.
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who → bear → Paris
He is a nine-time heavyweight world champion, two-time openweight world champion, and has two Olympic bronze medals to go with his three individual golds and two mixed team gold medals.
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He → have → golds
He was a torchbearer during the Olympic torch relay ahead of the 2024 Games in Paris, and lit the cauldron during the opening ceremony alongside retired sprinter Marie-Jose Perec.
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He → light → Perec
Riner said that the experience of the home Olympic Games uniting the country inspired him to enter politics, saying: “I saw a whole country come together, proud, happy.
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country → say → politics
I thought to myself, what we have been able to do for 15 days, we must be able to do for the country.”
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we → think → country
He said his decision to run for president would not end his judo career or hopes of competing at the LA Games 2028.
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decision → say → Games