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Robb Report Singapore
|March 2024
The 2024 Olympic surfing competition will be held at Tahiti's Teahupo'o, a monster swell that rears up over a razor-sharp reef. Going for gold could be deadly.

It's day two of the 2023 Tahiti Pro surf competition. I'm perched on the roof of a VIP boat 122m from Teahupo'o, one of the world's most dangerous waves. Surf icon Kelly Slater has just been swallowed by a heaving wall of turquoise water. I'm so close to the action that when he's finally spit out from the ride, my face gets misted in ocean spray. Below me, Australian Jack Robinson, who will go on to win the event, sits on the edge of the boat performing breathing exercises ahead of his heat. Around me, a flotilla of kayaks, jet skis, surfboards and small vessels bobs in the channel, acting as a floating stadium for fans.
For many of the competitors-and the 1,400-odd residents of the wave's namesake village-this year's contest is a dress rehearsal for an event with a far larger global profile in a few months' time. While many of the world's top athletes will travel to France in July for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the most talented surfers will head here, to the southwest corner of Tahiti island's small peninsula, Tahiti Iti, to vie for gold at Teahupo'o in just the second surf competition in Olympic history.
Olympic officials could have chosen a site off the coast of France, such as the surf towns of Biarritz or Hossegor, but historically, Mother Nature brings more sizeable waves to Tahiti in the summer months. Plus, surfing has deep cultural ties to the region. The sport originated in Polynesia and dates as far back as the 12th century; it was practised by Polynesian royalty. Teahupo'o is also a world-class wave that challenges the mental and physical prowess of even the most experienced competitors. The high risk of surfing this particular spot guarantees thrills that officials anticipate will boost viewership.
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