New tower at surfing venue in Tahiti blowing up again as problem issue for Paris Olym

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SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Organizers of the Paris Olympics said Wednesday that building work will continue on a new tower for judges and TV cameras at the surfing venue in Tahiti despite the sport's governing body saying it no longer supports the controversial project. The International Surfing Association announced Tuesday that it doesn't want the tower to be built in the lagoon at Teahupo'o, chosen for the Olympic surfing competitions next July because of its world-famous giant waves. Campaigners in Tahiti fear that transporting the aluminum tower into the lagoon and attaching it to new concrete foundations will harm marine life.