Concerns $5m aluminium tower could damage coral reefOnline petition has gained more than 150,000 signatures
Paris 2024 organisers are sticking to their choice of Tahiti’s Teahupo’o for the Olympics surfing competition despite local opposition amid a dispute over the construction of an aluminium tower that residents say will damage the coral reef.
The idyllic lagoon-side village has long hosted some of the best contests on the professional World Surf League’s (WSL) championship tour, using a modest wooden tower for judges on the reef that is dismantled after each event.
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