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

Jun. 03, 2024 08:13 AM EDT

PARIS (AP) — Of all the decisions Paris Olympics organizers made about where to hold each sport, sending surfing competitions to the other side of the world — in the Pacific waters of Tahiti — provoked the strongest reactions. Tahitians and others railed against the building of a new viewing...

Surfers get 'best waves of our lives' at dress rehearsal for Olympic venue in Tahiti

May. 31, 2024 06:46 AM EDT

After days of barreling along the huge waves of Tahiti's island paradise, French Polynesian surfer Vahine Fierro has even more reason to look forward to this summer's Olympics. Fierro and Italo Ferreira of Brazil won the World Surf League Championship Tour event in Teahupoʻo on...