Why Olympic surfing events are in Tahiti, thousands of miles from Paris
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Olympic surfing events are taking place in Teahupo’o, a small village nearly 9,800 miles from the host city of Paris. The path to Tahiti has been years in the making, and not without controversy.
(Image credit: Manea Fabisch)
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