What is a Perfect 10-point ride in surfing? And how can an athlete get the ultimate score from the judging panel? It’s the competitive surfer’s ultimate goal. Performing a flawless display of wave riding is not easy, as the athlete depends on the behavior and his or her ability and skills to do it. So, […]
For the first time in its long history, surfing will take part in the Olympic Games. The sport of riding waves makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020, nearly 100 years after pioneer surfer, Duke Kahanamoku envisioned that one day it would happen. The world has around 25 million active surfers, but the sport appeals […]
The 2018 World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship (WSUPPC) will take place in Wanning, China. The International Surfing Association (ISA) announced a change in the venue, as Brazil’s Buzios failed to meet the contractual obligations signed in November 2017. Wanning’s best-known point break – Riyue Bay – has already hosted several ISA events. The Chinese […]
The World Surf League (WSL) is planning the construction of a wave pool in Kisarazu, Japan. According to Mainichi Shimbun, one of the largest newspapers in Japan, the Surf Ranch is expected to open to the general public in December 2019, just a few months before the 2020 Summer Olympics. The plans have already been […]
The inaugural 2019 World Beach Games will feature five board-and-water sports disciplines. The event announced by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) will take place at Mission Beach, in San Diego, California, from October 10-15. The final list of sports features 15 sports and 17 disciplines, including shortboard surfing, longboard surfing, kiteboarding, wakeboarding, and waterski.
The International Surfing Association (ISA) and the World Surf League (WSL) have reached an agreement on the qualification principles for surfing’s debut in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. According to both organizations, 18 of the 40 places at the Games will be reserved for WSL’s Championship Tour (CT) surfers (10 men and 8 women), with the […]
The International Surfing Association (ISA) submitted a declaration of intent to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for the inclusion of adaptive surfing on the 2024 Summer Paralympics program. Now that surfing has been added to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and that ISA has been officially recognized as the international paralympic federation for “para-surfing,” the […]
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 […]
Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) is one of the fastest growing water sports in the world and, after the inclusion of surfing, is one step closer to becoming an Olympic sport. Coincidently (or maybe not) the International Canoe Federation (ICF) has recently challenged the idea that the International Surfing Association (ISA) is the world governing body for […]
The ISA World Surfing Games are set to return to the French town of Biarritz for the first time since the historic edition in 1980. Tom Curren won the World Junior Surfing Championship 37 years ago and went on to conquer three world titles in 1985, 1986, and 1990. The American is the only surfer […]