Reigning world surf champion Filipe Toledo takes year off competition for mental break

28-year-old has won back-to-back World Surf League titlesBrazilian has qualified for Paris Olympics but is yet to commit

Brazil’s reigning surfing world champion Filipe Toledo has announced he is taking a one-year mental health break from competition.

The 28-year-old, who won the World Surf League championship in 2022 and 2023, joins fellow big names in Australia’s Stephanie Gilmore and Hawaiian Carissa Moore in taking the year off.

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