Surfing

Olympic surfers locked and loaded.
The names of the 40 athletes who will be surfing at the sports Olympic debut in Tokyo have been confirmed.
A field of 20 women and 20 men will represent 17 different nations and compete for surfing's first Olympic gold medals in 2021.
The qualification

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Meet the 40 athletes surfing at the Olympics including Florence, Igarashi, Moore, and Gilmore

With most pro surfing stars coming from Australia, Brazil, and the U.S.A, it’s easy to overlook athletes making a name for themselves in the water in other, less popular surf destinations.
Two such surfers, Ramzi Boukhiam of Morocco, and Anat Lelior of Israel, are the subject of the latest episode

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Ramzi Boukhiam. Credit Ben Reed

Get to know Olympic-qualified surfers Ramzi Boukhiam and Anat Lelior

Moroccan Surfer, Ramzi Boukhiam, joins Tom and Sam to discuss surfing’s inclusion in the Olympics, his qualifying journey and how his “go with the flow” mentality has helped him through 2020 and has him excited for 2021.

ISA World Games - Miyazaki

Originals

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How Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam is staying focused ahead of Tokyo 2020

Miyazaki’s changing conditions cause problems for some of the top names. Jordy Smith and Michel Bourez are eliminated while Rio Waida and Morocco’s Olympic hope, Ramzi Boukhiam, stay in the fight. Portugal’s Frederico Morais secures an Olympic spot.

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Gnarly Waves | Road to Tokyo: Surfing - The Qualifier Stories

Some Olympic dreams are made and broken on the final day of men’s competition at the ISA World Surfing Games in Miyazaki Japan.

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Tears and Cheers | Road to Tokyo: Surfing - The Qualifier Stories

United States of America

Simone

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Sweden

Armand

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Mikaela

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Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Ramzi

Sol Aguirre flies out of the Teahupo’o barrel, disbelief in her eyes, arms stretched out wide.
It was a wave the Peruvian surfer was too scared to drop into and she only did so at the encouragement of the other surfers sharing the line-up with her. Seconds later, now lying

Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

Sol Aguirre got emotional after riding what she called one of the best barrels of her life at Teahupo'o in July 2023.

Inside the Teahupo’o barrel: The emotions of surfing at “The End of the Road”

At the start of the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games, Gabriel Medina promised that he would give “100 per cent” to winning the competition.
On Sunday, 3 March, after nine days and eight undefeated heats, he proved that he meant it.
Medina’s dominant run and final victory in Arecibo, Puerto

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ISA World Surfing Games 2024: High-flying Medina leads Brazil to team quota sweep, Fitzgibbons wins fourth women's title

Four male surfers earned provisional quotas for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games\* after a dramatic ninth repechage round at the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games on Saturday, 2 March, live on Olympic Channel.
Indonesia’s Rio Waida and Morocco’s Ramzi Boukhiam are headed to their second Olympic Games, while Spain’s Andy

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Ramzi Boukhiam earned an Olympic quota at the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games.

World Surfing Games 2024: Rio Waida, Ramzi Boukhiam, Andy Criere, Tim Elter, Joan Duru clinch Paris 2024 individual quotas amid repechage drama

It is down to the final qualifying event, the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games, to determine the surfers going to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and no teams are holding back.
The world’s best, including all but one of the surfers who have earned provisional quotas, are on their way

Gabriel Medina with Team Brazil at the 2023 ISA World Surfing Games.

ISA World Surfing Games 2024: Preview, schedule, top surfers competing, and how to watch the final Paris 2024 qualifier live

The FIFA World Cup 2022 is uniting a history-making Moroccan surfer with a team of history-making Moroccan footballers.
Tokyo 2020 Olympian Ramzi Boukhiam, who this season became the first Moroccan surfer to qualify to the World Surfing League Championship Tour, is relishing a fabulous sporting year for his nation.
"There

ICHINOMIYA, JAPAN - JULY 26: Ramzi Boukhiam of Team Morocco surfs during the men's round 3 heat on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach on July 26, 2021 in Ichinomiya, Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

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Surfer Ramzi Boukhiam: "There's something going on with Moroccan sport this year."

The wait is over. The world's best surfing stars are back.
Friday (4th December) sees the start of the 2021 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour, with the opening events in Hawaii.
The surfers are raring to go, after a 2020 competition drought in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Carissa Moore competes in Hawaii before being crowned 2019 WSL world champion

Things you need to know about the 2021 WSL surfing season leading to the Olympic debut of the sport

Paris 2024

Tokyo 2020

Round 3 of the Men's Surfing Heats at Teahupo'o, Tahiti, on the 29/07/24.

Replay

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Men's Round 3 | Surfing | Olympic Games Paris 2024

Round 2 of the Men and Women's Surfing Heats at Teahupo'o, Tahiti, on the 28/07/24

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Meet the 40 athletes surfing at the Olympics including Florence, Igarashi, Moore, and Gilmore

Get to know Olympic-qualified surfers Ramzi Boukhiam and Anat Lelior

How Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam is staying focused ahead of Tokyo 2020

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Meet the 40 athletes surfing at the Olympics including Florence, Igarashi, Moore, and Gilmore

Get to know Olympic-qualified surfers Ramzi Boukhiam and Anat Lelior

How Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam is staying focused ahead of Tokyo 2020

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Olympic Results

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