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Olympic surfing rolls into Tahiti, along with development concerns

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French Polynesian island of Teahupo will host part of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Villagers fear damage to the island's coral reef as a result of construction for the Games. Environmentalists and local fishers fear that drilling into the coral reef could attract ciguatera.

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The Christian Science Monitor

Olympic surfing rolls into Tahiti, along with development concerns

Teahupo’o, an island in French Polynesia, is known for its allure to surfers – as well as its insistence on protecting its environment and heritage. As the 2024 Games approach, Tahitians fear those values could come into conflict.

2 months ago·Boston, United States

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