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Surfing-Gay surfer Wright to compete in UAE after assurances of safety

FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Surfing - Women's Quarterfinals - Heat 1 - Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia - August 01, 2024. Tyler Wright of Australia rides a wave. Ben Thouard/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Twice world champion Tyler Wright will compete in the Abu Dhabi surfing event after seeking assurances from organisers that she will be in a "safe environment" as a gay athlete.

Homosexuality is illegal in the United Arab Emirates and sexual activity between people of the same sex is punishable by imprisonment.

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