Surfer Kanoa Igarashi confident of tackling big waves for Olympic gold

Japan's Olympic surfing silver medalist Kanoa Igarashi says he will be ready to challenge for the gold when the 2024 Paris Games competition takes place on the big waves of French Polynesia.In a stark contrast to last year's Tokyo's Olympics, where the surfing venue was chosen for the smaller waves to which Japanese surfers are more accustomed, the Paris competition will be held in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, with its shallow reef and big waves.But the 25-year-old Igarashi, who grew up in California, said he is confident riding the iconic break he first surfed a decade ago."The first time I was ther…READ FULL ARTICLE