Kelly Slater says he would be honored to represent the United States of America in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The 11-time world surfing champion will be 48 by the time the Olympics begin in Japan, but he believes he can do it if physically fit. Slater is well aware of the courtship between surfing and the Olympic Games. “It’s been talked for years. There’s been a lot of lobbying going on with some people in the surf world. I know, as early as 1984, they [officials from the IOC] came down to watch the world championships at Huntington,” Kelly Slater tells Graham Bensinger.

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Kelly Slater is ready for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

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