Surfing Venue for Paris Olympics Is on the Other Side of the World but Could Steal the Show
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In this undated image taken from video, Tahitian-born surfer Kauli Vaast records himself surfing on the world-famous Teahupo’o wave in Tahiti. The Olympic surfing competition will be held next July at Teahupo’o as part of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. (Kauli Vaast via AP) FILE - Australian surfer Mick Fanning rides a wave at Teahupo'o, site of the 2024 Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti, French Polynesia. This satellite photo shows the southern part of the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, with the Olympic venue Teahupo'o at center on the southern coast. (NASA's Earth Observatory via AP)
The giant waves form in the storm belts of the Southern Ocean, off Antarctica, where whales roam. Supercharged by intense winds, the swells then roll on an ocean journey of thousands of kilometers to crash into Tahiti in the South Pacific.
