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Illustration - Aerial View of France

POLYNESIE FRANCAISE. VUE AERIENNE DE L'ATOLL DE TETIAROA. SAUVAGE ET AUTHENTIQUE, A SEULEMENT 40 KM AU NORD-EST DE L'ILE DE TAHITI. DIVISE EN TREIZE MOTUS (PETITS ILOTS), LES FAMILLES ROYALES TAHITIENNES Y VENAIENT TROUVER REFUGE. SUBJUGUE PAR LE MODE DE VIE POLYNESIEN, APRES LE TOURNAGE DU FILM DES REVOLTES DU BOUNTY, LE CELEBRE ACTEUR AMERICAIN MARLON BRANDO ACQUIERT L'ATOLL EN 1966, AU TERME DE NEGOCIATIONS COMPLIQUEES. LOIN D'HOLLYWOOD, IL S?Y INSTALLE DE 1970 A 1990, AVEC TARITA SA COMPAGNE POLYNESIENNE, ET PASSE PLUSIEURS MOIS PAR AN SUR SON PETIT BOUT DE PARADIS DANS LE PLUS GRAND DENUEMENT. EN 1999, IL REFLECHIT AVEC RICHARD BAILEY, GRANDE FIGURE DE L?HOTELLERIE DE LUXE, AU FUTUR DU PETIT ECOLODGE, DU LAGON ET AUX MOYENS DE FAIRE DE TETIAROA UN CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET D?EDUCATION A LA PROTECTION DE L?ENVIRONNEMENT. A LA MORT DE BRANDO, EN 2004, LE PROJET SUIT SON COURS, RESPECTANT LA VOLONTE ET L?ENGAGEMENT DE L?ACTEUR. DIX ANS PLUS TARD, THE BRANDO OUVRE SUR LE MOTU ONETAHI : LE RESORT EST UN MODELE D

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRENCH POLYNESIA. AERIAL VIEW OF TETIAROA ATOLL. WILD AND AUTHENTIC, JUST 40 KM NORTH-EAST OF THE ISLAND OF TAHITI. DIVIDED INTO THIRTEEN MOTU (SMALL ISLETS), THE ROYAL FAMILIES OF TAHITI CAME HERE TO SEEK REFUGE. CAPTIVATED BY THE POLYNESIAN WAY OF LIFE, THE FAMOUS AMERICAN ACTOR MARLON BRANDO ACQUIRED THE ATOLL IN 1966, AFTER COMPLICATED NEGOTIATIONS, FOLLOWING THE FILMING OF THE REVOLTS OF THE BOUNTY. FAR FROM HOLLYWOOD, HE SETTLED THERE FROM 1970 TO 1990, WITH HIS POLYNESIAN PARTNER TARITA, AND SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS A YEAR ON HIS LITTLE PIECE OF PARADISE IN THE GREATEST POVERTY. IN 1999, TOGETHER WITH RICHARD BAILEY, A LEADING FIGURE IN THE LUXURY HOTEL INDUSTRY, HE BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE SMALL ECOLODGE, THE LAGOON AND HOW TETIAROA COULD BECOME A CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. WHEN BRANDO DIED IN 2004, THE PROJECT TOOK ITS COURSE, RESPECTING THE ACTOR'S WISHES AND COMMITMENT. TEN YEARS LATER, THE BRANDO OPENED ON MOTU ONETAHI: THE RESORT IS A MODEL OF INTEGRA

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRENCH POLYNESIA. AERIAL VIEW OF TETIAROA ATOLL. WILD AND AUTHENTIC, JUST 40 KM NORTH-EAST OF THE ISLAND OF TAHITI. DIVIDED INTO THIRTEEN MOTU (SMALL ISLETS), THE ROYAL FAMILIES OF TAHITI CAME HERE TO SEEK REFUGE. CAPTIVATED BY THE POLYNESIAN WAY OF LIFE, THE FAMOUS AMERICAN ACTOR MARLON BRANDO ACQUIRED THE ATOLL IN 1966, AFTER COMPLICATED NEGOTIATIONS, FOLLOWING THE FILMING OF THE REVOLTS OF THE BOUNTY. FAR FROM HOLLYWOOD, HE SETTLED THERE FROM 1970 TO 1990, WITH HIS POLYNESIAN PARTNER TARITA, AND SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS A YEAR ON HIS LITTLE PIECE OF PARADISE IN THE GREATEST POVERTY. IN 1999, TOGETHER WITH RICHARD BAILEY, A LEADING FIGURE IN THE LUXURY HOTEL INDUSTRY, HE BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE SMALL ECOLODGE, THE LAGOON AND HOW TETIAROA COULD BECOME A CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. WHEN BRANDO DIED IN 2004, THE PROJECT TOOK ITS COURSE, RESPECTING THE ACTOR'S WISHES AND COMMITMENT. TEN YEARS LATER, THE BRANDO OPENED ON MOTU ONETAHI: THE RESORT IS A MODEL OF INTEGRA

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

POLYNESIE FRANCAISE. VUE AERIENNE DE L'ATOLL DE TETIAROA. SAUVAGE ET AUTHENTIQUE, A SEULEMENT 40 KM AU NORD-EST DE L'ILE DE TAHITI. DIVISE EN TREIZE MOTUS (PETITS ILOTS), LES FAMILLES ROYALES TAHITIENNES Y VENAIENT TROUVER REFUGE. SUBJUGUE PAR LE MODE DE VIE POLYNESIEN, APRES LE TOURNAGE DU FILM DES REVOLTES DU BOUNTY, LE CELEBRE ACTEUR AMERICAIN MARLON BRANDO ACQUIERT L'ATOLL EN 1966, AU TERME DE NEGOCIATIONS COMPLIQUEES. LOIN D'HOLLYWOOD, IL S?Y INSTALLE DE 1970 A 1990, AVEC TARITA SA COMPAGNE POLYNESIENNE, ET PASSE PLUSIEURS MOIS PAR AN SUR SON PETIT BOUT DE PARADIS DANS LE PLUS GRAND DENUEMENT. EN 1999, IL REFLECHIT AVEC RICHARD BAILEY, GRANDE FIGURE DE L?HOTELLERIE DE LUXE, AU FUTUR DU PETIT ECOLODGE, DU LAGON ET AUX MOYENS DE FAIRE DE TETIAROA UN CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET D?EDUCATION A LA PROTECTION DE L?ENVIRONNEMENT. A LA MORT DE BRANDO, EN 2004, LE PROJET SUIT SON COURS, RESPECTANT LA VOLONTE ET L?ENGAGEMENT DE L?ACTEUR. DIX ANS PLUS TARD, THE BRANDO OUVRE SUR LE MOTU ONETAHI : LE RESORT EST UN MODELE D

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Paris Olympics: Scene from Tahiti

A man stands by the sea in the dusk on July 25, 2024, in Tahiti, two days before Paris Olympics surfing competitions started on the French Polynesian island.

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Paris Olympics: Surfing

Japanese surfers sit by the sea following an official training session for the Paris Olympics on July 24, 2024, in Tahiti, three days before surfing competition started on the French Polynesian island.

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Paris Olympics: Surfing

Reo Inaba, representing Japan in the Paris Olympics men's surfing, wears a helmet on July 24, 2024, on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the venue of the Games' surfing competition.

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Paris Olympic mascot Phryge in Tahiti

Photo taken on Aug. 1, 2024, shows Paris Olympic mascot Phryge riding on a jet ski off a beach in Tahiti, French Polynesia.

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Paris 2024 - Surfing

Caroline Marks (C) of the United States celebrates after the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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Paris 2024 - Surfing

Tatiana Weston-Webb (top) of Brazil celebrates after the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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Paris 2024 - Surfing

Caroline Marks of the United States competes during the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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Paris 2024 - Surfing

Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil competes during the women's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Ma Ping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Surfing

Tatiana Weston-Webb (R) of Brazil reacts after the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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Paris 2024 - Surfing

Caroline Marks (2nd L) of the United States celebrates after the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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Paris 2024 - Surfing

Brisa Hennessy (R) of Costa Rica hugs Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil after the women's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Ma Ping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Surfing

Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil competes during the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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Paris 2024 - Surfing

Caroline Marks (2nd L) of the United States celebrates after the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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Paris 2024 - Surfing

Caroline Marks (L) of the United States celebrates after the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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Paris 2024 - Surfing

Caroline Marks of the United States competes during the women's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Ma Ping/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil competes during the women's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Caroline Marks (C) of the United States celebrates after the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tatiana Weston-Webb (R) of Brazil reacts after the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Caroline Marks of the United States competes during the women's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Caroline Marks (2nd L) of the United States celebrates after the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Caroline Marks (2nd L) of the United States celebrates after the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tatiana Weston-Webb (top) of Brazil celebrates after the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Caroline Marks (L) of the United States celebrates after the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil competes during the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Brisa Hennessy (R) of Costa Rica hugs Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil after the women's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Caroline Marks of the United States competes during the women's gold medal match of surfing between Caroline Marks of the United States and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo by Ben Thouard/POOL/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE

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Paris 2024 - Surf - Kauli Vaast Wins Gold

Kauli Vaast of France competes during the men's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Ma Ping/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Surf - Kauli Vaast Wins Gold

Kauli Vaast of France competes during the men's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Ma Ping/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Surf - Kauli Vaast Wins Gold

Kauli Vaast of France celebrates after the men's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Ma Ping/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Surf - Kauli Vaast Wins Gold

Kauli Vaast of France competes during the men's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Ma Ping/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Surf - Kauli Vaast Wins Gold

Kauli Vaast (R) of France celebrates with his coach after the men's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Ma Ping/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Kauli Vaast (R) of France celebrates with his coach after the men's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Kauli Vaast of France competes during the men's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Kauli Vaast of France competes during the men's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Kauli Vaast of France celebrates after the men's semifinal of surfing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Bronze medalist Johanne Defay of France attends the awarding ceremony for the women's surfing competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Johanne Defay (R) of France celebrates with her coach who is also her husband after the women's bronze medal match of surfing between Johanne Defay of France and Brisa Hennessy of Costa Rica at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Bronze medalist Johanne Defay of France attends the awarding ceremony for the women's surfing competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Johanne Defay (R) of France celebrates with her coach who is also her husband after the women's bronze medal match of surfing between Johanne Defay of France and Brisa Hennessy of Costa Rica at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Bronze medalist Gabriel Medina of Brazil attends the awarding ceremony for the men's surfing competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Bronze medalist Johanne Defay of France attends the awarding ceremony for the women's surfing competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Medina of Brazil competes during the men's bronze medal match of surfing between Gabriel Medina of Brazil and Alonso Correa of Peru at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Medina of Brazil competes during the men's bronze medal match of surfing between Gabriel Medina of Brazil and Alonso Correa of Peru at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Alonso Correa of Peru competes during the men's bronze medal match of surfing between Gabriel Medina of Brazil and Alonso Correa of Peru at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Alonso Correa of Peru competes during the men's bronze medal match of surfing between Gabriel Medina of Brazil and Alonso Correa of Peru at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)

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(PARIS2024)FRENCH POLYNESIA-TAHITI-OLY-SURFING

(240806) -- TAHITI, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Gabriel Medina (L) of Brazil celebrates after the men's bronze medal match of surfing between Gabriel Medina of Brazil and Alonso Correa of Peru at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ma Ping)