New tower at surfing venue in Tahiti spurring more blow back against Paris Olympic organizers
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FILE - The judges' tower is pictured during the Tahiti Pro surfing competition, a test event for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games, at Teahupo'o beach, French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. Organizers of the Paris Olympics said Wednesday Dec.20, 2023 that building work will continue on a new tower for judges and TV cameras at the surfing venue in Tahiti despite the sport's governing body saying it no longer supports the controversial project. (AP Photo/Esther Cuneo, File)FILE - Paris 2024 Olympics Organizing Committee president Tony Estanguet takes the stage during the representatives of national olympic committees ceremony, Wednesday, July 26, 2023 in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. Organizers of the Paris Olympics said Wednesday DEC.20, 2023 that building work will continue on a new tower for judges and TV cameras at the surfing venue in Tahiti despite the sport's governing body saying it no longer supports the controversial project. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
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FILE - The judges' tower is pictured during the Tahiti Pro surfing competition, a test event for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games, at Teahupo'o beach, French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. Organizers of the Paris Olympics said Wednesday Dec.20, 2023 that building work will continue on a new tower for judges and TV cameras at the surfing venue in Tahiti despite the sport's governing body saying it no longer supports the controversial project. (AP Photo/Esther Cuneo, File)