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The Guardian - AU
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Australian surfing judge removed from Olympics over photo with Ethan Ewing

Australia's Ethan Ewing gets into the barrel during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o
Australian surfing judge Ben Lowe has been removed from 2024 Paris Games surf event held in Teahupo’o over a photo with Ethan Ewing. Photograph: Jérôme Brouillet/AFP/Getty Images

An Australian surf judge has been dismissed from the Paris Olympics after a photo emerged of the official together with Australian surfer Ethan Ewing and national team coach Bede Durbidge.

Ben Lowe is a long-time judge on the World Surf League and was among the judging panel at the Tokyo Olympics. He had been in Tahiti over the past week judging heats as the best surfers in the world tackled the monster Teahupo’o wave in the hope of an Olympic medal.

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