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Athletes compete in the discipline of shortboard surfing, which is the sole event in the sport at the Olympics. The United States have won the most gold medals (2), while Brazil have won the most medals overall (3). Tsurigasaki, worlds first Olympic surf beach in Japan
If at least one Japanese surfer had earned a qualification place through other events, the relevant Host Country Place(s) was reallocated to the next highest ranked eligible athlete at the 2020 World Surfing Games. 2019 World Surf League Championship Tour – the 10 highest ranked men and 8 highest ranked women were awarded quota places.
Brazilian former world champion Gabriel Medina wowed the surfing world Monday with a spectacular tube ride that he seemed to self-score even before he kicked out: “10,” he indicated with his ...
The qualification system for Paris 2024 builds on the previous format used for Tokyo 2020, ensuring the participation of the world's best professional surfers, along with the vast promotion of geographical universal opportunities for surfers around the world at the Games. While the quota of two male and two female surfers per country remains ...
Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina had just made Olympic surfing history, receiving a score of 9.9 out of a possible 10 points during the third round of competition Monday at the Paris Games ...
Captured by photographer Jerome Brouillet of AFP (Agence France-Presse), the stunning shot of surfer Gabriel Medina broke the internet - just moments after the Brazilian set an Olympics record ...
2023 ISA World Surfing Games (continental qualification for Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania) – The highest-ranked eligible male and female surfer from Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania will be entitled to a spot for the Olympics; otherwise, it will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked surfer on the continent. The highest-ranked athlete ...
The need to fly 48 surfers, judges, journalists and others that far looks awkward against Paris organizers' stated ambition of reducing the Olympics' carbon footprint by half.