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Olympia 2024 in Paris: surfing competitions in Tahiti

2019-12-12T14:14:08.847Z


Olympic Games and their field offices: In Tokyo in 2020, the marathon runners have to compete 800 kilometers away from the Olympic Village, four years later in Paris, it goes for surfers still significantly further away.



To escape the heat of Tokyo, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the marathon and walking competitions take place in the more northern and somewhat cooler Sapporo. Many athletes have welcomed this decision, especially after the heat marathon experience at the Qatar World Cup. However, some runners are unhappy that their competitions are now 800 kilometers away from the Olympic Village, far from the expected mood in the Japanese capital.

Anyone who is a surfer and plans to attend four years in Tokyo at the 2024 Paris Games lives even farther away from the Olympic Village - 15,760 kilometers as the crow flies. The organizers of the 2024 Summer Games have selected the Pacific Island of Tahiti as the venue for surfing competitions.

Brian Bielmann / AFP

Surfing in Tahiti

The Teahupoo surf spot off the coast of the French Polynesian island has one of the most beautiful waves in the world for spectacular games, the organizing committee wrote on Twitter. The decision must therefore be confirmed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Tahiti has prevailed against the beaches of the candidate cities Biarritz, Lacanau, Les Landes and La Torche on the French coast, the committee said. According to the Paris Organizing Committee, Tahiti does not incur additional costs compared to the other candidates, and its impact on the environment is the same. Tahiti had been selected for "sporty aspects".

"This is a great surprise and a tribute to our history," said Lionel Teihotu, president of surfing association Tahitis, AFP news agency. The time difference to Paris is twelve hours. French Polynesia is a French overseas territory and belongs since 1880 to France.

Surfing will be next to skateboarding and sport climbing next year in Tokyo Olympic. Together with breakdance, the sports were provisionally included for the program of the Summer Games 2024 in Paris. However, it will not be until the end of 2020 that the IOC will finally decide on the integration of the four sports into the Paris program.

Source: spiegel

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