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Why the Olympic surfing venue is 16,000km away from Paris

Teahupo’o, Polynesia, is home to ‘the heaviest’, ‘most perfect’ waves in the world. But what’s it got to do with Paris?

Al Jazeera

How is wave forecasting done for surfing and how is it used at the Olympics in Tahiti?

French Polynesia hosts the spectacular event of surfing for the Paris 2024 Games

The Independent UK

Singing, ceremonies and straw hats: Olympics opening ceremony in Tahiti centers Polynesian culture

Tahitian dancers in palm leaf skirts mingled with surfers, locals and tourists as the opening ceremony for the Games commenced in French Polynesia on Friday morning, some 10,000 miles away from Paris

The Independent UK

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Surfing can steal Olympic limelight from Paris in Tahiti’s spectacular ‘place of skulls’

Almost 10,000 miles from the host city of the games, the world’s finest will take to their boards in French Polynesia

The Independent UK

Surf's up as Olympians expect Tahiti to pump on day one

An injury to Jack Robinson won't stop Australia's Olympic surfing medal hope when action in Tahiti is expected to begin on day one of their Games window.

AAP

Paris Olympics: A 413-foot 'floating athletes village' in Tahiti has made up for surfers missing the Seine river opening ceremony

Surfers participating in the Olympic Games will not be present at the opening ceremony in Paris on Friday as they are based in Tahiti. However, they may have an advantage over their counterparts in the French capital when it comes to their unique accommodations.

The Times of India

Point break? Why sharing its ‘secret’ wave with the Olympics could cost a tiny Tahitian village dear

This week all eyes will be on Teahupo’o as it hosts the world’s best surfers. Many islanders welcome the new infrastructure brought by the 2024 Paris Games, but are concerned that any benefits will be undone by longer-term damage

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Surfers, staff and locals make final preparations in Tahiti before the Paris Olympics begin

From wiping out on waves to building homemade speed bumps on local roads, surfers, residents and workers across Tahiti, French Polynesia, are using the final days before the commencement of the Paris Olympics to brace themselves— and the island— for the upcoming surfing competition

The Independent UK

Olympic surfing comes to Teahupo’o with beastly waves and controversy

The world’s best surfing talent will compete for glory at the iconic Tahitian reef but environmental concerns have dogged preparations

The Guardian - UK

Paris Games Surfers’ Olympic Village in Tahiti is a Sweet Cruise Ship

One sport has a significantly better setup than the others.

Sports Illustrated

Olympic surfers are staying in Tahiti, not Paris, and their village is an incredible cruise ship

This Olympic village might be better than the one in Paris.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Olympic Games highlights: your day-by-day guide to the best bits in Paris

From the spectacular opening ceremony to the final gold, via the Place de la Concorde, the Grand Palais and even Tahiti, your indispensable guide to the Games

The Guardian - UK

Why is Surfing in Tahiti for Paris Olympics?

Almost 10,000 miles will separate the competition from the opening and closing ceremonies.

Sports Illustrated

The greenest games ever? How claims of Olympic sustainability hit a reef in Tahiti

A greener games? Certainly that is what Paris promised when it made environmental sustainability, innovation and leadership central to its successful bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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The Independent UK

The wave "at the end of the road": A look at the unique features of the Olympic Games surf spot

This month some of the world’s best surfers will travel to Tahiti, French Polynesia, to compete for gold on what is referred to as one of the heaviest waves in the world

The Conversation

Breakdancing, DJs and Tahitian surf: Paris 2024 is going for gold in Olympic innovation

Think of the Olympic Games and for many of us it conjures images of the traditional marquee events: track and field, swimming, weightlifting, gymnastics. But the games are changing – and the Paris Olympics will take it to a new level.

The Guardian - AU

Olympic surfing brings to light often overlooked history of women at Teahupo’o

The WSL have revived women’s events at the heavy wave in Tahiti but past surfing feats are only now being recalled ahead of the Paris Games

The Guardian - AU

Tyler Wright ‘100% ready’ for Olympics but Fitzgibbons on standby to surf in Tahiti

The two-time world champion insists she will be ready to represent Australia in Tahiti next month but Surfing Australia have got a standby in place if needed

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The Independent UK

Paris is aiming for the most sustainable Olympics yet. Organizers acknowledge the plan isn't perfect

Organizers of the Paris Olympics have set ambitious goals for environmental sustainability

AAP

Ferreira reigns in monster Tahiti Pro swell

Brazil's Italo Ferreira has won the Tahiti Pro in perfect Teahupo'o conditions, but the Tokyo gold medallist won't be returning there to defend his Games title.

The Guardian - AU

‘Teahupo’o is for the women after all’: flawless surfing vindicates push for gender equality

Progress was crystalised in Tahiti this week as elite female surfers fearlessly charged one of the globe’s most testing waves

AAP

Ewing duel looms as swell arrives, Tahiti Pro delivers

Tahiti's Olympic wave will be pumping when Australian Ethan Ewing faces an early Games pressure test against retiring American surfing legend Kelly Slater.

Fortune

A British sci-fi writer correctly predicted almost everything about modern living 60 years ago, from AI to remote work

“It will be possible—perhaps only 50 years from now—for a man to conduct his business from Tahiti or Bali just as well as he could from London,” Arthur C. Clarke, author of "2001: A Space Odyssey," said.

AAP

Teahupo'o surfing contest still waiting on swell

Surfers in the WSL championship tour event at Tahiti's Teahupo'o break are still waiting on the arrival of a big swell for competition to restart.

AAP

Aussies Picklum, Wright through to last eight in Tahiti

Molly Picklum and Tyler Wright are through to the quarter-finals of the Tahiti Pro as the Australian pair get to grips with the Olympic break at Teahupo'o.

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