Italo Ferreira and Carissa Moore have written a new golden chapter in the history of surfing. They are the inaugural Olympic surfing champions. It was finals day, and everyone knew what was at stake at Tsurigasaki Beach. And for those who thought a wave pool was a good idea for Tokyo 2020, the Japanese venue […]
Two world surfing champions have been eliminated from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic surfing program. John John Florence and Stephanie Gilmore are out of the medal race after being defeated by Kolohe Andino and Bianca Buitendag, respectively. They were not the only top seeds falling before the finals – Johanne Defay and Tatiana Weston-Webb were also […]
The International Surfing Association (ISA) announced the heat draw for the sport’s debut in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The world governing body for the sport of surfing released the seedings for the men’s and women’s Round 1 heats and corresponding match-ups. Surfing’s first-ever Olympic participation features a six-round heat format that will steadily narrow […]
The United Kingdom is actively investing in the development of a surfing squad for the Olympics. The government agency responsible for investing in Olympic and Paralympic sport in the British Islands decided that the new Tokyo 2020 sports – surfing, skateboarding, and softball – will receive a total of 538,682 dollars (421,829 pounds). UK Sport’ […]
The BSR Surf Resort will be the official wave pool for training the US Olympic surf team. The decision was announced by USA Surfing, the national governing body for the sport of surfing in the United States of America. The announcement also extends to the junior team that will compete at the 2018 ISA World […]
Kanoa Igarashi will represent Japan in the 2018 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour. The 20-year-old surfer was born in Huntington Beach, California, but he has dual citizenship – his parents and family are Japanese. With this announcement, Igarashi hopes to compete for the Land of the Rising Sun in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Simultaneously, […]
Australia’s first public wave pool will open at the Sydney Olympic Park. Urbnsurf announced that the company’s application has been approved by the New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment. As a result, the most populous city in Australia will debut the country’s first artificial wave park in summer 2019.
Team USA won the 2017 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, held at Okuragahama Beach, in Hyuga, Japan. The American junior surfing team secured six medals and reconquered the overall title conquered in 2015. But the Japanese can also celebrate, as they snatched a gold and a silver medal. The gold medal in the Boys Under […]
The Independent State of Samoa is an archipelago located in the Pacific Ocean with over 250 miles (400 kilometers) of coastline to explore. With a total population of around 190,000 people, Samoa is surrounded by swells and offers splendid conditions for the development of surfing. The Samoa Surfriders Association (SSA) was formed in 2012 and […]
Surfing England has been recognized as the national governing body (NGB) for the sport of surfing. The official announcement was made by Sport England, the country’s sports authority, and it opens a new chapter in the development of surfing in Britain. The governmental decision puts an end to a difficult seven-year ordeal that halted the […]