TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti — French Polynesian Kauli Vaast won the gold medal in men’s surfing, while Caroline Marks from the United States won the women’s surfing gold medal on Monday at the Paris Olympics in Tahiti.
Cheers and tears erupted from boats floating near the wave and crowds of spectators along the shore as the men’s final match ended in the afternoon.
Vaast pumped his arms into the air in victory after beating Jack Robinson from Australia, who received the silver medal.
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