The Brazilian in action during the Olympic qualifier at the international Surfing association (ISA) World Surfing Games off La Marginal Beach in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on March 2. — AFP
TWO months after double world champion Filipe Toledo shocked the surfing world by withdrawing from the professional tour to take a one-year mental health break, the Brazilian is in a happy place as he looks forward to the Paris Olympics.
Walking in Madrid’s Retiro Park on a sunny spring day, the 29-year-old said he has no regrets and that taking a sabbatical from the World Surf League was the best thing he’d ever done.
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