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Brazil’s Gabriel Medina appears to levitate during the men’s surfing competition in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, held in Teahupo’o, on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, on July 29.
Brazil’s Gabriel Medina reacts after getting a large wave in the 5th heat of the men’s surfing round 3, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, on July 29, 2024.
Brazil's Gabriel Medina reacts after getting a large wave in the 5th heat of the men's surfing round 3, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti ...
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]
On 3 March 2024, Medina won the men's final at the ISA World Surfing Games, which qualified him for the 2024 Olympic Games as Brazil's third competitor. [49] [50] During the Olympics, Medina had the highest single-wave score of the tournament with a 9.9, and a picture of his subsequent landing appearing to float in mid-air became viral. [51]
The event contributed towards qualification for the 2024 Olympics surfing competition in Teahupo'o, where surfing makes its second appearance as an Olympic sport. The top five men and top seven women eligible for qualification were each awarded a quota place.
Medina's 9.90 was not only the highest score of the day, but the highest score in Olympic competition since the sport made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games in 2021. The resulting photo somehow ...
Brazil women's national rugby sevens team qualified for the Olympics by winning the gold medal and securing an outright berth at the 2023 Sudamérica Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Montevideo, Uruguay. [100] [101] Team roster. Brazil's squad of 12 players was named on 3 July 2024.