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    The Wider Image: At Tahiti’s Games site, Polynesians fight for

    Local residents wear traditional Polynesian costumes ahead of the opening ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics in Papara, Tahiti, July 26, 2024. The community had worked to ensure having one of the world's most powerful and alluring waves on their doorsteps now fully benefited the village, but the Olympics brought fresh challenges, with locals fighting to reduce the impact of new Games infrastructure."It took us a long time but we finally did it. Now, nobody comes in and does it like the circus - we regulate," says local Tereva David, 35. "For us, it was the thing to do, to represent our mana, to represent our tupuna, our ancestors." REUTERS/Carlos Barria
    The Wider Image: At Tahiti’s Games site, Polynesians fight for
    The Wider Image: At Tahiti’s Games site, Polynesians fight for

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