Surfing-World champ Medina to miss season opener in Hawaii

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Surfing's defending world champion Gabriel Medina will miss the opening contest of the 2022 World Surf League (WSL) tour that starts in Hawaii this week, saying he needs to focus on his well-being.'The past few months have been a difficult time for me personally and it has taken a toll,' the Brazilian sai

Surfing's defending world champion Gabriel Medina will miss the opening contest of the 2022 World Surf League tour that starts in Hawaii this week, saying he needs to focus on his well-being.

"I had every intention of competing for the full season, had made all the preparations medically, I took my COVID vaccination during my holidays, and mentally and physically, but I'm not in a place where I believe I can perform against the world's best surfers right now and I need to focus on my well-being."

The powerful goofy-footer - he stands with his right foot forward - is a fan favourite in Brazil for his aerial antics and fearlessness in dangerous, hollow waves like Pipeline and Tahiti's Teahupo'o.

 

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