This week, waves picked up in size, providing more of the world-famous large barrels that Teahupo’o is known for as the Summer Olympics competition draws near.
The opening ceremonies for the highly anticipated 2024 Summer Olympics are scheduled for Friday. Meanwhile, surfers, residents and Olympic workers across Tahiti, French Polynesia, are gearing up for the start of the Paris Olympics and the surfing competition. Competitors appear to be in store for good waves at the reef break of Teahupo'o beginning this weekend, a top International Surfing Association official said.
The conditions could give a positive boost to the decision to hold surfing competitions more than 9,000 miles away from the host city. 'So we were paddling for a wave we didn't know would come,' ISA President Fernando Aguerre said. 'We didn't know if the IOC would have the stomach for that. But we reviewed a lot of the options for that, and it was clear that staying in European France meant a disaster, probably a disaster, for the waves.
Throughout the week, competitors were seen paddling out to the world-famous waves of Teahupo’o, Tahiti, starting before sunrise to take advantage of exclusive access to the location for training ahead of the competition. During training sessions in the days before the Olympics, competitors get a chance to familiarize or reacquaint themselves with the unique, large waves that are considered some of the heaviest in the world.
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