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ISA: What was your impression of the World Surfing Games? Fernando Aguerre (FA): The 2019 ISA World Surfing Games presented by Vans was nothing short of incredible. Every nation brought their surfing dream teams, a record-breaking 55 nations from all continents participated, and Japanese fans… Read More »

Italo Ferreira’s perfect 10-point ride propels Team Brazil to first World Surfing Games Gold in 19 years Team USA earns Silver, Japan Bronze, and Peru Copper Kolohe Andino’s (USA) buzzer beater air earns Silver Medal Brazil’s Gabriel Medina earns Bronze Medal, Japan’s Shun Murakami earns Copper… Read More »

Final day of competition to determine individual and Team Gold Medalists at 2019 ISA World Surfing Games presented by Vans Portugal’s Frederico Morais earns provisional continental Olympic qualification for Tokyo 2020 Japan’s Shun Murakami and Indonesia’s Rio Waida in chase for Asian Olympic qualification slot… Read More »

Morocco’s Ramzi Boukhiam and New Zealand’s Billy Stairmand capture provisional Tokyo 2020 continental qualification; Asia and Europe continental slots still in play  Main Event Semifinals set, five rounds of Repechage remain to arrive at Grand Final Brazil holds lead in Team Ranking, USA and Japan… Read More »

Brazil’s Italo Ferreira, USA’s Kolohe Andino, and Mexico’s Jhony Corzo advance with high heat totals USA’s Kelly Slater into Main Event Round 3  Australia’s Julian Wilson and Owen Wright bow out of event early  Team Iran eliminated from competition, but optimistic about future of Iranian… Read More »

World’s best men and women enter the water together for team relays on fifth day of ISA World Surfing Games presented by Vans Team South Africa earns Silver, USA earns Copper, and Japan earns Bronze Japan’s 2018 Copper Medalist Shun Murakami earns top wave scores… Read More »

The International Surfing Association (ISA) has successfully conducted a sixth official visit to Tokyo ahead of the sport’s historic Olympic debut at the 2020 Games. The technical visit, led by ISA President Fernando Aguerre, brought into focus the exciting and innovative plans for Surfing at… Read More »

 15 years after earning first ISA Gold, Mulanovich repeats as ISA World Surfing Games Champion Brazil’s Silvana Lima earns Silver, South Africa’s Bianca Buitendag earns Bronze, and USA’s Carissa Moore earns Copper Brazil holds lead in Team Ranking at the half-way point of competition with… Read More »

Peru’s Sofia Mulanovich, Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb and Silvana Lima, South Africa’s Bianca Buitendag advance to Main Event Final after three days of competition at 2019 ISA World Surfing Games presented by Vans Women’s Gold Medalists to be crowned on Tuesday  Women’s continental Olympic qualification: New… Read More »

USA’s Caroline Marks scorches through two rounds of Main Event, earns highest heat total for second consecutive day Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb nears perfection with 9.77 wave score Gold Medal favorites stumble: Australia’s Sally Fitzgibbons, USA’s Carissa Moore and Courtney Conlogue to Repechage Rounds The stars… Read More »

Record 55 nations parade in Miyazaki and mix sand to symbolize peaceful union Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori present to support Surfing’s road to Olympics Women’s surfing kicks off competition with Olympic qualification in play; USA’s Caroline Marks impresses with highest wave and heat total… Read More »

The world’s best National Surfing Teams are set to gather in Miyazaki, Japan September 7-15 to represent their nations and go for Gold at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games (WSG) presented by Vans. Here are the ten things you need to know about the… Read More »

240 athletes from 55 nations will pursue Olympic qualification  American Samoa, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, and Thailand to make World Surfing Games debut Women set new participation records  A record-breaking 55 nations have confirmed their participation in the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games (WSG) presented by… Read More »

First ISA event for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualification  Kisakihama beach in Miyazaki to host the competition from September 7-15 The International Surfing Association (ISA) has today announced that the 2019 World Surfing Games (WSG) will return to Japan, as the Surfing world looks ahead to… Read More »

First medal for Japan at WSG is Gold, demonstrates growth of Surfing in Japan ahead of Tokyo 2020 Australia’s Sally Fitzgibbons dominates Women’s Final for Gold Paige Hareb (NZL) earns Women’s Silver, Bianca Buitendag (RSA) Bronze, Summer Macedo (USA) Copper Silver for Team Australia, Bronze… Read More »