The surfing competition for the Paris 2024 Olympics will not be staged at any of France’s famous mainland surf spots. Not at Biarritz or Anglet or even the thumping sand-bottom beach break at Hossegor. Instead, the competition will be held at Teahupo’o, a Tahitian reef break 10,000 miles from Paris. Pronounced Cho-pu, the name “Teahupo’o” loosely translates to English as “to sever the head” or “wall of skulls."“
