The IOC has accepted a recommendation from the International Canoe Federation (ICF) to remove two events from the sprint kayaking program for Paris 2024.

Tupu King is a superstar of Waka Ama. A multiple winning national champion and World Championship medallist there is very little the Papamoa-based paddler has not achieved in the sport. However, last weekend he moved out of his comfort zone to try his first surf ski race and finished a highly respectable sixth. We find out more about how he has adapted to surf ski racing.