Joan Duru, of France, surfs on a training day before the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition gets underway in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.
![Surfing training session in Teahupoo](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-07/383af506-ff7f-4e88-9416-340e60480cf9/Training%20day%20for%20Summer%20Olympics%20surfing%20competition%20inTahiti_2.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
An identified surfer takes part in a surfing training session in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics.
![Luana Silva, of Brazil](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-07/1047209c-b880-4057-b82a-8f729ba9ee06/Training%20day%20for%20Summer%20Olympics%20surfing%20competition%20inTahiti_3.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
Luana Silva, of Brazil, surfs on a training day before the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition gets underway in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.
![Sarah Baum, of South Africa](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-07/42167743-0e2d-4b98-afbb-d57364ae9261/Training%20day%20for%20Summer%20Olympics%20surfing%20competition%20inTahiti_4.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
Sarah Baum, of South Africa, left, surfs as another surfer paddles past on a training day before the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition gets underway in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.
![Italys Leonardo Fioravanti](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-07/c4129892-2ce7-4e12-b8b1-6cc74aed20b4/Training%20day%20for%20Summer%20Olympics%20surfing%20competition%20inTahiti_5.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
Italy's Leonardo Fioravanti takes part in a surfing training session in Teahupo'o off the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti ahead of the Paris Olympic Games.
![Spanish surfer Nadia Erostarbe](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-07/3173a87d-d3b9-4f18-9bf5-41880e1985ca/Training%20day%20for%20Summer%20Olympics%20surfing%20competition%20inTahiti_6.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
Spanish surfer Nadia Erostarbe takes part in a surfing training session in Teahupo'o off the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti ahead of the Paris Olympic Games.
![United States Carissa Moore](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-07/f4230935-5814-44d2-98cb-4dd6d9b2f843/Training%20day%20for%20Summer%20Olympics%20surfing%20competition%20inTahiti_7.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
United States' Carissa Moore takes part in a surfing training session in Teahupo'o off the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti ahead of the Paris Olympic Games.
![United States Caitlin Simmers](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-07/734c23a9-af76-4331-b265-5d6d464cc7b9/Training%20day%20for%20Summer%20Olympics%20surfing%20competition%20inTahiti_8.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
United States' Caitlin Simmers takes part in a surfing training session in Teahupo'o off the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti ahead of the Paris Olympic Games.
![United States Griffin Colapinto](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-07/ff2d1b34-c17b-4b70-a329-de1db71e60a8/Training%20day%20for%20Summer%20Olympics%20surfing%20competition%20inTahiti_9.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
United States' Griffin Colapinto takes part in a surfing training session in Teahupo'o off the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti ahead of the Paris Olympic Games.
![Shino Matsuda of Japan](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-07/d639c988-e4e0-4524-b0e8-b25a8c326432/Training%20day%20for%20Summer%20Olympics%20surfing%20competition%20inTahiti_10.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
Shino Matsuda of team Japan surfs a wave on a training day before the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition gets underway in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.
![Olympic judges tower](https://media.assettype.com/outlookindia/2024-07/c993e3fe-f1e9-4135-adf7-1eb5dc151bbb/Training%20day%20for%20Summer%20Olympics%20surfing%20competition%20inTahiti_11.jpg?w=801&auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&format=webp&dpr=1.0)
The Olympic judges' tower, center, floats as surfers train in Teahupo'o off the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti ahead of the Paris Olympic Games.