Surfing-Olympians ready to take in sport's 'epicenter' in Southern California

Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia - July 26, 2024. President of the International Surfing Association Fernando Aguerre speaks on the day of Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Olympic surfing is ready to grab the spotlight at the 2028 LA Olympics with a pristine venue in the heart of modern surf culture after thriving in a far-flung location for the Paris Games.

Paris earned rave reviews for its Olympic surfing venue halfway around the world in 2024, with Teahupo'o, Tahiti, praised for its days of perfect surf in the sport's ancestral home of Polynesia.