Adding to the drama, Teahupo’o is set to be the location of the surfing event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Tahiti is in French Polynesia in the Pacific. Top male surfers compete at Teahupo’o regularly, but for a long time the spot had been deemed too dangerous for women, causing anger and allegations of misogyny. “This wave is difficult for anyone to surf, male or female,” said Keala Kennelly, an award-winning big wave surfer who has won multiple titles at Teahupo’o. “It’s one of the heaviest, most dangerous waves in the world. I assure you that this wave doesn’t care about your gender, it will destroy you if it wants to,” she said. Teahupo’o was a long way off its fiercest for the first day of competition on Wednesday, but bigger swell is forecast for the rest of the event, which is scheduled to finish on August 21. Among the first to paddle out in the heats was seven-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore of Australia and Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Carissa Moore from Hawaii. “Watching the women surf-challenging heavy-water waves shows the younger generation what is possible and that women belong in these lineups,” said Jessi Miley-Dyer of the World Surf League.
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