The Latest Breaking News from Tahiti

During the 2024 Olympics, crowds from Paris to Tahiti have surprised even themselves with their enthusiasm for two and a half weeks of sports

After winning the gold medal in surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kauli Vaast thrilled fans again by surfing along France's iconic River Seine. The 22-year-old was pulled by a boat, and surfed the small waves it created with the Eiffel Tower in the background.

Photographer Ben Thouard captures the essence of Olympic surfing in Tahiti's Teahupo’o waves with a unique underwater perspective.

A Paris Olympics surfing semifinal was interrupted by a whale breaching the waters off the island of Tahiti.

Experience the captivating moment when a breaching whale graced the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti, showcasing the beauty of marine life.

A humpback whale surprises spectators and surfers during a women's surfing semi-final in Tahiti, creating a breathtaking and unforgettable moment.

A whale jumped out of the water during the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Teahupo'o, Tahiti on Monday, offering spectators a moment of enchantment.

With all eyes on the ocean during the final day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on Monday afternoon, a surprise guest made an appearance: a whale

Jost cut his foot on the coral reefs almost immediately upon arrival at Tahiti

Kauli Vaast has won gold in the men’s surfing competition in his native Tahiti, on the famed Teahupo’o waves. Along with Johanne Defay’s bronze in the women’s final, the surfers won France’s first ever medals in the discipline that was introduced to the Olympics three years ago in Tokyo.

Australian surfer Jack Robinson is into the Paris Olympics semi-final in Tahiti, but he will be surfing with a painted-over surfboard design following a complaint from South Korean officials