The organizing committee for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris wants to hold the surfing competition nearly 10,000 miles away – in Tahiti.
French officials have declared that not only is breakdancing a sport, it should be an Olympic sport.
Tahiti makes sense for Paris 2024 because it is part of France’s overseas territories. The 48 qualifying surfers will compete during the early days of the Games, then have the opportunity to fly to Paris, where they can live in the Olympic village and take part in the closing ceremony. The venue must be approved by the International Olympic Committee, which will discuss the proposal at a January meeting.
Organizers used words such as “spectacular” and “extraordinary” in describing Teahupo’o, adding that it would “allow Paris 2024 to resonate all the way to the heart of the Pacific Ocean.”
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