Australian Olympic surfing medal hopes Molly Picklum and Jack Robinson confident of their chances in Tahiti

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Molly Picklum and Jack Robinson are confident they can claim medals at the Paris Olympics, as they take on the spectacular Teahupo'o in Tahiti.

Australia ns Molly Picklum and Jack Robinson are both big chances to claim medals at the Paris Olympics in surfing.The surfers are currently in Tahiti for a World Surf League event, before the Olympic events start on July 27.

Both Robinson and Picklum have been training in some heavy swell, with Australia's top-ranked male describing the waves as an "eight or 10-storey building breaking over a four-foot reef". Asked if he was a gold medal chance, the West Australian replied: "For sure, definitely, we're working our way towards that.One of the most famous surf breaks in the world, Teahupo’o, will host the Paris 2024 Olympics surfing competition, but locals say construction is threatening the tiny village's marine ecosystem and the residents' health.

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