Olympics-Surfing-Competition off as storm wrecks perfect Tahitian surf


Paris 2024 Olympics - Surfing - Men's Round 3 - Heat 8 - Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia - July 29, 2024. Connor O'Leary of Japan reacts as he exits a wave. Ed Sloane/Pool via REUTERS

TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti (Reuters) - Surfing in the Olympics was called off after the men's third round on Monday, after the arrival of a storm wrecked a morning of phenomenal waves at Tahiti's Teahupo'o.

(Reporting by Lincoln Feast in Tahiti; Editing by Hugh Lawson)

   

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