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Chris George

Is this the best photo of the 2024 Olympics? With 6 million likes it may be!

Brazil's Gabriel Medina reacts after getting a large wave in the 5th heat of the men's surfing round 3, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on July 29, 2024. .

French sports photographer Jerome Brouillet has taken what people are already calling the best photo of the 2024 Paris Olympics. That's a big shout, with another 11 days of competions still to go - but then it is a stunning photo that encapsulates a moment of triumph. News agency France 24 asks if this is the "Greatest surf shot ever?, whilst Australian news network News.com.au says it "may just be the greatest sports photo of all time".

The image shows Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina rising triumphantly out of the surf having just successfully tackled one of the biggest waves rolling in Teahupo'o - the Tahitian venue for the 2024 Olympic surf competition. He went on to score a near-perfect 9.9 - a record score for an Olympic competition. 

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