Its day 6 of the Paris Olympics 2024, and the Google Doodle is celebrating Surfing today. However, in the latest development, surfing competitions were postponed through Wednesday afternoon in Tahiti due to excessive heat.
Officials stood in a circle on the shore, deciding whether to proceed after returning from the competition’s surfing area by boat on Wednesday morning. Olympic athletes watched the waves with crossed arms, evaluating the conditions. The final decision: the competition was postponed.
Normally bustling with jet skis and boats, the area near the waves was almost empty on Wednesday morning.
The surf forecast is crucial for scheduling the Paris Olympics surfing competition, predicting when and how big the waves will be. The competition has a 10-day window, but only four days will be used, making it essential to choose the best days.
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