Big moment of shock
Olympian rants: “I almost died”
A big scare in the surfing competitions at the Olympic Games: Frenchman Kauli Vaast defeated South African Matthew McGillivray in the second round. Afterwards, however, he lamented: "I almost died!"
During his daring wave ride, Vaast performed the "Superman". A trick in which the surfer holds his board in the air with his hands. "I didn't do it for the photographers, I almost killed myself on the rocks," Vaast told AFP afterwards.
In Teahopo'o on Tahiti, a surf spot in the Pacific known for its high waves, the surfers are in action - over 15,000 kilometers away from Paris. Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia. The organizing committee wants to include the overseas territories in the Summer Games by staging the surfing competitions.
Dreamlike backdrop
Tahiti is considered a place of longing for the surfing scene, with some of the most challenging waves in the world against a dreamlike backdrop. The reef off Teahupoo is only just below the water's surface and there is a risk of injury from the coral.
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