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The surfing competition was staged in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, in the French overseas collectivity of French Polynesia in the southern Pacific. The decision was made to hold the surfing competition in the French territory instead of continental Europe because of the famous massive waves on the island suitable for the surfing competitions. [1]
TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — French Polynesian Kauli Vaast won the gold medal in men’s surfing while Caroline Marks from the United States won the women's surfing gold medal on Monday at the ...
The programme of the 2024 Summer Olympics featured 329 events in 32 sports, including the 28 "core" Olympic sports contested in 2016 and 2020, [1] and four optional sports that were proposed by the Paris Organising Committee: breaking made its Olympic debut as an optional sport, while skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing returned from 2020.
The occasion marked the first time a gold medal tie among the two most successful nations has occurred in Summer Olympics history. [16] Among individual participants, Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei won the most medals at the games with six (one silver, five bronze), while French swimmer Léon Marchand had the most gold medals with four.
The ride was good for a 4.5, securing a 10.5-10.33 win for Marks and the gold medal. Caroline Marks catches a barrel during Monday's Olympics semifinal. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
The surfing competition is making waves at the 2024 Summer Olympics.. During the Aug. 5 women’s shortboard semifinal match between Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb and Costa Rica’s Brisa ...
Vaast qualified for the 2024 Olympics at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games, defeating Spanish surfer Gonzalo Gutiérrez to claim the European slot. [ 9 ] As a replacement for Ítalo Ferreira , who withdrew due to injury, Vaast placed fifth in the SHISEIDO Tahiti Pro 2023 , behind Leonardo Fioravanti .
American surfer Caroline Marks won her first world title on Saturday, defeating Olympic champion and five-time world champion Carissa Moore.