Surfing confirmed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The sport of surfing has been officially confirmed as an Olympic sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the final decision to include surfing in the Tokyo 2020 sports program. It has been a very long battle but, after years of lobbying and meetings, Fernando Aguerre and the International Surfing Association (ISA) have finally convinced […]

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The sport of surfing has been officially confirmed as an Olympic sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the final decision to include surfing in the Tokyo 2020 sports program. It has been a very long battle but, after years of lobbying and meetings, Fernando Aguerre and the International Surfing Association (ISA) have finally convinced the IOC that surfing is the perfect addition to the Olympic movement. Surfers will remember the 3rd August 2016 for the rest of their lives. Men and women will ride waves for gold, silver, and bronze medals under the image of the five interlocking rings designed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, in 1912.

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