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Three-time surfing world champ Medina undergoes surgery

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Brazil's Gabriel Medina will miss the start of the season after undergoing surgery. (AP PHOTO)
Camera IconBrazil's Gabriel Medina will miss the start of the season after undergoing surgery. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP

Brazilian Gabriel Medina, the three-time world champion and Olympic bronze medallist, has undergone surgery on a pectoral injury suffered earlier this month.

As a result he will miss the start of the surfing season.

"Everything went well and we are already looking at the recovery period and next steps," he said on Instagram.

"I was preparing and was very focused for the 2025 season, but unfortunately I will be out for a while. I will now focus on my recovery to come back stronger."

The first leg of the World Surfing League starts on January 27 in Hawaii.

The 31-year-old gained international recognition outside surfing circles and millions of social media followers after a photo of him floating in the sky next to his surfboard while bailing out of a wave went viral during the surfing competition of the Paris Olympics last summer.

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