Why Olympic surfing events are in Tahiti, thousands of miles from Paris
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Why Olympic surfing events are in Tahiti, thousands of miles from Paris

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Why Olympic surfing events are in Tahiti, thousands of miles from Paris toggle caption Manea Fabisch/Pool/AFP via Getty Images NPR is in Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Sponsor Message But Tahiti is the farthest of this year’s 35 venues — and the farthest Olympic competition to be held outside of a host city since 1956, when Australia’s equine quarantine policies required the Melbourne Olympics to hold equestrian events in Stockholm, Sweden. Paris officials say the decision to hold surfing competitions at Teahupo’o aligns with their goal to “spread the Games across France.” “It offers an opportunity to engage French overseas territories and their communities in the Olympic Games — for the first time in history — while showcasing France’s rich and diverse heritage,” they added. Teahupo'o is known for its monstrous waves toggle caption Ben Thouard/Pool/Getty Images Tahiti won the right to host the surfing competition way back in 2020 — before surfing itself even made its Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2021 — beating out four other sites in mainland France.

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