It’s official! Tahiti will host all surfing events for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The president of French Polynesia, Edouard Fritch, on Thursday in Papeete signed the official documents with Tony Estanguet, the president of the Olympic games organisation committee.
The venue for the surfing competition is a surfbreak off of Teahupo’o on Tahiti, famous for its heavy, glassy waves often reaching two to three metres in height and sometimes as high as seven metres.
The three official documents signed this week pertain to the infrastructure required on the site, security for the surf events and the passage of the Olympic flame.
“We are going to make it an event that meets your expectations,” Edouard Fritch said during the signing ceremony.
“We are a small far away island in the Pacific who will host the Olympic Games. It is extraordinary! We had to convince the population but we have done it, everyone will look at us.”
Tony Estanguet said during a press conference, “Since last Friday we have met many actors on the site”
“Its a document that is advancing well, some construction will be necessary but a lot of it will be temporary to not ruin the sites.”
The contracts were signed at the Federation of Tahitien surf in Papara which will host fans arriving to witness the Olympics. (RNZ)