The capital of New South Wales will have a Wavegarden surf pool by 2018. There are roughly 200,000 surfers in Sydney. The new man-made wave park will be built at Sydney Olympic Park, and the entire structure will occupy an area of 3.2 hectares on an abandoned car park located near ANZ Stadium. Urbnsurf Sydney […]
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 […]
Surfing has been confirmed in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Japan. What do surfers and industry professionals have to say? More than two decades after kicking off the Olympic campaign, and losing five bids, surfing made the cut. Surfing is one step closer of becoming an Olympic sport, with 40 male and female wave riders […]
It’s official: the sport of surfing has been proposed to take part in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Japan. There will be two events for 20 male surfers and 20 female surfers. The historic decision was announced by the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee this 28th September 2015. Surfing – alongside skateboarding, karate, sports climbing, and baseball/softball […]
Softball, bowling, karate, roller sports (includes skateboarding), climbing, surfing and wushu. These eight sports have been shortlisted for potential inclusion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Japan. The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee announced the names of the eight IOC-recognised International Federations (IFs) that may get their sport showcased at the Games of the XXXII […]
(Sunday 15th April, 2012): TRAVELSIM Team Australia hit the streets of Pedasi today, with the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong officially opened in Panama.