There's a very good reason as to why the event is taking place away from Paris.
Not every Olympic event is being staged in Paris as one event is taking place nearly 10,000 miles away from the French capital.Mainland France boasts some fantastic waves but, in the summer, the Bay of Biscay on the west coast is largely waveless, according toA similar scenario at this summer's Olympics would not be a good look for the sport's image.
Surfing was also invented by the ancient Polynesians so it's somewhat of a homecoming at the Paris Games. Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.
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