Today: November 11, 2024
Today: November 11, 2024

Tahiti

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At Tahiti's Olympic surfing venue, Polynesians fight for a reef and a way of life

On the remote south coast of Tahiti, its Jurassic peaks and azure lagoon accessible only by boat, Patrick Rochette is explaining how centuries-old

At Tahiti's Olympic surfing venue, Polynesians fight for a reef and a way of life
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French Polynesian Kauli Vaast and Caroline Marks of U.S. win gold at Paris Olympics surfing

Kauli Vaast from French Polynesia and Caroline Marks from the United States won gold medals in surfing at the Paris Olympics in Tahiti on Monday

French Polynesian Kauli Vaast and Caroline Marks of U.S. win gold at Paris Olympics surfing
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Tahiti's youth surf culture gets a boost as island hosts the Paris Olympics

Tahiti is hosting the surfing competition for the Paris Olympics and has been a coveted destination for the sport for decades, but it’s only in more recent years that local surf culture and talent begun to develop among younger generations

Tahiti's youth surf culture gets a boost as island hosts the Paris Olympics
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Olympic surfers sleep on a cruise ship in Tahiti, a first for the Games

Cardboard beds might be Paris’ solution to providing athletes a place to sleep for the 2024 Olympics

Olympic surfers sleep on a cruise ship in Tahiti, a first for the Games
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Surf's up! Paris Olympics surfing competition commences in Tahiti, with wave rides and wipe outs

Surfers rode through and wiped out on barrel-shaped waves in their quest for gold during the first day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on Saturday, with some of the biggest names in the sport paddling side-by-side in the ocean

Surf's up! Paris Olympics surfing competition commences in Tahiti, with wave rides and wipe outs
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Olympics-Surfing-How the Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti works

Surfing makes its second Olympic appearance at the Paris 2024 Games after a successful debut in Tokyo, with competition being held this time on the French Polynesian

Olympics-Surfing-How the Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti works
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How is wave forecasting done and how does it impact the Paris Olympics surfing competition?

The search for the perfect wave has been a part of surfing culture for decades, with surfers traveling from location to location in their quest for the best swells

How is wave forecasting done and how does it impact the Paris Olympics surfing competition?
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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

Surfers, staff and locals make final preparations in Tahiti before the Paris Olympics begin
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Olympics-Teahupo'o set to star as Paris Games takes surfing home

By Lincoln Feast While most 2024 Olympians will be battling for glory in Paris, the world's best surfers will be going for gold some 16,000km away on the island of Tahiti, where the spinning blue

Olympics-Teahupo'o set to star as Paris Games takes surfing home
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Why Tahiti will host part of the Paris Olympic Games and the controversy that comes with it

Why Tahiti will host part of the Paris Olympic Games and the controversy that comes with it

Why Tahiti will host part of the Paris Olympic Games and the controversy that comes with it
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Surfers get 'best waves of our lives' at dress rehearsal for Olympic venue in Tahiti

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

Surfers get 'best waves of our lives' at dress rehearsal for Olympic venue in Tahiti
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Olympics-Tahiti locals say plans for smaller surf judging tower still unacceptable

Residents of the Tahitian village that will host the 2024 Olympic surfing event remain opposed to plans to build a new smaller judging tower on the reef, saying it will

Olympics-Tahiti locals say plans for smaller surf judging tower still unacceptable
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New tower at surfing venue in Tahiti spurring more blowback against Paris Olympic organizers

Organizers of the Paris Olympics say work will continue on a new tower for judges and TV cameras at the surfing venue in Tahiti

New tower at surfing venue in Tahiti spurring more blowback against Paris Olympic organizers
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Work to resume at Tahiti's legendary Olympic surfing site after uproar over damage to coral reef

Organizers of the Paris Olympics say work will resume this week to prepare the surfing venue in Tahiti after an uproar over damage to a coral reef put efforts on hold

Work to resume at Tahiti's legendary Olympic surfing site after uproar over damage to coral reef

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