Tag: Olympic surfing
French Polynesia’s homeboy ‘King of Teahupo’o’ wins Olympic surf gold
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
French Polynesia's homeboy Kauli Vaast has won the Olympic gold medal in the men's shortboard finals...
Paris Olympics in Tahiti: Surfing by day, luxury floating at night
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk
As French Polynesia's Olympic surfing competition began this weekend, it will be the only event to...
‘I’m not begging’, Tahiti’s Brotherson tells France in prep for independence
RNZ Pacific
French Polynesia's new President Moetai Brotherson is in Paris for wide-ranging talks with the French government and the organisers of the 2024 Paris...













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