Surfing will be an exciting sport to watch during the 2024 Paris Olympics. Unlike most sports happening in Paris, surfing will take place far from Paris but still within the French territory. This will be the second Olympic surfing event at Teahupo’o Tahiti after making a debut in the Tokyo Olympics. The 2024 Olympic surfing competition will start on Saturday, July 27, and run up to July 31. Fans worldwide are looking forward to this exciting and adrenaline-packed event. Read on to find the surfing schedule, venue, participating teams, and how to watch.
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Teahupo'o, Tahiti is one of the most popular surfing destinations and the venue for the Olympic surfing events. Tahiti is about 10,000 miles from Paris and is best known for its powerful waves, making it challenging for the world’s top surfers. This venue has become the farthest from the host city to hold a competition in Olympic history. The place became popular worldwide over two decades ago when the Pro-Tahiti World Championship was held.
According to Paris 2024 organizers, Tahiti was chosen to hold surfing at the 2024 Olympics to match the idea of spreading the games across France. This is a great opportunity for French overseas territories to engage in the olympic games.
Olympic Surfing Schedule
Below is the complete Olympic surfing schedule.
- Saturday, July 27: Men's Round 1, Women's Round 1;
- Sunday, July 28: Men's Round 2, Women's Round 2;
- Monday, July 29: Men's Round 3, Women's Round 3;
- Tuesday, July 30: Men's Quarterfinals, Women's Quarterfinals, Men's Semifinals;
- Wednesday, July 31: Women's Semifinals, Men's Bronze Medal Match, Women's Bronze Medal Match, Men's Gold Medal Match, Women's Gold Medal Match;
Countries Participating in the Olympic Surfing
21 countries will be taking part in the Olympic surfing competition with an overall of 48 participants. Men's and women's competition will have 24 surfers each. Below are the teams at the surfing competition.
- Australia;
- Brazil;
- Canada;
- China;
- Costa Rica;
- El Salvador;
- France;
- Germany;
- Indonesia;
- Israel;
- Italy;
- Japan;
- Mexico;
- Morocco;
- New Zealand;
- Nicaragua;
- Peru;
- Portugal;
- South Africa;
- Spain;
- United States;
Surfing Medal Predictions
24 male and 24 female surfers will be competing at the surfing event. Carissa Moore of USA is the reigning women’s surfing champion and is looking forward to a second medal. Other favorites for the gold include Molly Picklum of Australia, Johanne Defay and Vahine Fierro of France, and Brisa Hennessy of Costa Rica.
In Men’s surfing, Griffin Colapinto and John Florence of the USA are looking forward to their first medals. Italo Ferreira, the reigning men’s champion is not competing. Below are the odds from Bet365 (To Win Outright) for the top five men and women. The odds are subject to change.
Men
- Gabriel Medina 3.00;
- John John Florence 4.00;
- Jack Robinson 5.00;
- Kauli Vaast 9.00;
- Griffin Colapinto 13.00;
Women
- Vahine Fierro 4.00;
- Caroline Marks 6.00;
- Tatiana Weston-Webb 7.50;
- Brisa Hennessy 7.50;
- Caitlin Simmers 7.50;
How to Watch Surfing Event at the 2024 Games
In the US, you can watch the surfing competition on NBC TV channels. The event will also be aired live on Peacock, NBC’s streaming service. In addition, you can stream the surfing events via Fubo, which currently has a free trial for new users.
Fans in the UK can watch Olympic surfing On BBC, which will also offer coverage for all sports. You can also watch online on iPlyer, which will also stream other olympic events. In Australia, catch the surfing event on 9Now.
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