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The Olympic surfing is taking place in Tahiti in French Polynesia , nearly 10,000 miles from the epicentre of the Games in Paris .
The selection of Teahupo’o — which sets a record for the furthest competition from a host city in Olympic history — was, unsurprisingly, controversial.
The GB Surfing Progression Squad has had two training camps in Australia and three in Portugal , with a UK one starting in a fortnight.
While out in Australia , they had access to world-class coaches including Andy King , who famously coached Mick Fanning to three world titles and now coaches Gabriel Medina , the three -time world champion in Teahupo’o .
The first event is coming up shortly at Boardmasters in Newquay in August , with four further competitions in August and September .
Norman is backing Brazil ’s Medina to pick up gold in the men's event.
For the women, his pick is the American Carissa Moore .
Norman will be watching intently, dreaming of LA in four years .
He just wants to be out there himself.
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