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Kauli Vaast has gone from watching the Olympics with 鈥渟tars in his eyes鈥� to winning men's surfing gold on his Tahitian home waves at Teahupo'o.

The 22-year-old won Olympic gold with a score of 17.67 to beat Australia鈥檚 Jack Robinson in the final 鈥� with the Paris 2024 surfing competition held nearly 16,000 kilometres (9,950 miles) from the French capital in Tahiti.

After winning gold he travelled to Paris where he surfed along the River Seine and Vaast tells Sportsworld鈥檚 Delyth Lloyd all about that and his Olympic gold.

Image: Kauli Vaast of Team France reacts as he exits a wave during the men's gold medal match of surfing on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on August 05, 2024 in Teahupo'o, French Polynesia. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)