TEAHUPO'O, French Polynesia - Japan's Reo Inaba caught an excellent wave Thursday but failed to get any more as he exited the Paris Olympic surfing competition in the men's quarterfinals, while compatriot Shino Matsuda lost in the women's third round.Although it was a disappointing end for the tournament's last two Japanese surfers, both reflected on the silver linings of the experience.Inaba, who had trained extensively at Teahupo'o, scored 7.33 points on his third wave, in the best score of the heat, to take a commanding lead over Alonso Correa. The Peruvian, however, came from behind on …READ FULL ARTICLE
