(CNN) French judo great Teddy Riner has lost for the first time in nearly a decade after being defeated by Japan's Kokoro Kageura in the third round of the Paris Grand Slam on Sunday.

Kageura countered the two-time Olympic champion and 10-time world champion with an uchi-mata-sukashi, after 40 seconds of golden score.

History is made!! After 154 consecutive victories over the course of 10 years Kageura Kokoro is the man to end the reign of Teddy Riner! The whole of France looks on in shock#JudoParis #Judo #Sport #Olympics #Paris #France pic.twitter.com/mqj3Jn9man — #JudoParis 🥋 (@Judo) February 9, 2020

Before Sunday's defeat, Riner had collected a whopping 154 straight victories during an invincible run which lasted precisely nine years and five months starting in September 2010.

Riner, 30, is still expected to be defending his Olympic title at the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo as he attempts to emulate the lightweight judoka Tadahiro Nomura in winning gold at three successive Olympics.

The Frenchman competes in the over 100-kilogram heavyweight category.

Teddy Riner (R) fights against Japan's Kokoro Kageura in the over 100 kg category at the Paris Grand Slam.

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