Family fears for Australian surfing world champion Tyler Wright’s safety at WSL Abu Dhabi debut

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Family fears for Australian surfing world champion Tyler Wright’s safety at WSL Abu Dhabi debut
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Australian surfing star Tyler Wright’s family has spoken out after the World Surf League confirmed Abu Dhabi will host the second event on the 2025 Championship Tour calendar. WSL officials announced the tie-up in August and locked in the schedule last week, days after the UAE’s man-made venue hosted its first ever professional event with the Longboard Classic.

“It has been an upsetting journey educating myself on the legality and the history of LGBTQIA+ rights at this location and I doubt there is any ‘solution’ I would feel comfortable with the love of my life competing there. “I see how hard my wife works every day on her career and it’s unreasonable to expect her to just not go.

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