Teddy Riner unstoppable judo champion wins record gold

French judo heavyweight champion Teddy Riner won the gold medal in the over 100kg category in the final defeating Japanese fighter Ryu Shichinohe at the world judo championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Riner at 26 years of age, he became the first judoka to win eight world titles, seven of them coming in the over 100kg class.

Confirming his current dominance in the over 100kg division, Riner is now unbeaten in 95 bouts, his last loss coming in September 2010 when he dopped a points decision to Japan's Daiki Kamikawa in the final of the open-category division at the world championships.