Surfing-Olympic gold medallist Moore to rejoin world tour in 2026

FILE PHOTO: Paris 2024 Olympics - Surfing - Women's Round 1 - Heat 8 - Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia - July 27, 2024. Carissa Moore of United States rides in the barrel. Ben Thouard/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

(Reuters) -Olympic gold medallist Carissa Moore will rejoin surfing's world tour in 2026 after giving birth to a baby girl earlier this year, the World Surf League said on Thursday.

The five-times world champion's last competitive appearance was at the Paris Olympics, where she lost out in the quarter-finals while two months pregnant.