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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
The surfing competition was staged in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, in the French overseas collectivity of French Polynesia in the southern Pacific. The decision was made to hold the surfing competition in the French territory instead of continental Europe because of the famous massive waves on the island suitable for the surfing competitions. [1]
On 28 September 2015, surfing was featured on a shortlist along with baseball, softball, skateboarding, karate, and sport climbing to be considered for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [9] On 3 August 2016 the International Olympic Committee voted to include all five sports (counting baseball and softball as a single sport) for inclusion ...
This year, Ferreira and fellow Brazilian Gabriel Medina, 27, are expected to rule the men’s competition at surfing’s long-awaited debut as an Olympic sport in Tokyo.
While not entirely new sports, there are also a handful of new events within existing Olympic sports that are making their debut in 2021, including 3-on-3 basketball and freestyle BMX cycling, as ...
Everything you need to know about surfing as it makes its Olympic debut at this summer's Tokyo Games.
On 3 February 2022, the IOC designated skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing to be core Summer Olympic sports starting in 2028, raising the number of core sports to 31. [40] On 16 October 2023, the IOC approved the addition of five optional sports for the 2028 Summer Olympics : baseball / softball , cricket , flag football , lacrosse and ...
For most Olympic events, the venue isn't a concern. Surfing isn't like most Olympic events.