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A surfer rides a wave in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia. The world-famous surf spot is set to host the 2024 Paris Olympics surfing competition. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, File)

Olympic Games’ Reach Extends Beyond Paris

For all of the attention on Paris’ use of temporary venues and existing landmarks throughout the city for the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, plenty of the focus has also been on a venue nearly 10,000 miles away where surfing will be organized in the Teahupo’o village in the overseas territory of French Polynesia. “The women […]

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World Surf League Juniors

Oceanside to Host World Surf League’s World Junior Championships

The World Surf League 2023 World Junior Championships will take place in Oceanside, California, from January 9–14, 2024 at the Oceanside Pier. The event features next-generation surfing talent from around the world, with 48 athletes under the age of 18 competing. There will be 24 surfers in both the men’s and women’s draw. Two surfers […]

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Para surfing

Huntington Beach Ready to Host 2023 ISA World Para Surfing Championship

As the International Surfing Association tries to get para surfing into the 2028 Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles, the organization will host the eighth edition of the ISA World Para Surfing Championship in Huntington Beach, California, from November 5–11. The 2022 event in Pismo Beach, California, saw a record-breaking 180 athletes representing 28 national […]

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World Surf League

Executive Changes Made at World Surf League

Erik Logan has left the World Surf League with two of the organization’s top executives jointly leading the company while the WSL looks for a new chief executive officer. Logan’s immediate departure will result in Emily Hofer, WSL’s chief people and purpose officer, and Bob Kane, chief operating officer and chief legal officer, jointly leading […]

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Margara reefbreak
Photo by Jorge Rivera

Puerto Rico to Host 2024 ISA World Surfing Games

The International Surf Association has announced that Puerto Rico will be the location of the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games, the final stage of qualification for surfing in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The competition is set to take place in the municipality of Arecibo on the reefbreaks of Margara, a heavy water wave, and […]

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Roxy Pro France
American Sawyer Lindblad competes during Round of 16 of the Roxy Pro France on October 20, 2021, in Hossegor, France. (Photo by Damien Poullenot/World Surf League)

World Surf League World Junior Championships Heading to San Diego

The Seaside Reef in San Diego will host the 2022 World Junior Championships hosted by Best Western from January 9–15, 2023, with the world’s best up-and-coming surfers ages 20 and under competing for world championship titles. The men’s and the women’s fields will each feature 24 surfers, comprised of two regional qualifiers from each of […]

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WSL

California to Host Rip Curl WSL Finals

The World Surf League has announced the schedule for the 2023 Championship Tour. The calendar marks the second full year of the WSL’s redesigned tours and competitions framework, which features a fully combined men’s and women’s schedule, 10 regular-season events and the third-annual Rip Curl WSL Finals. The 2023 tour will include 10 regular-season events […]

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ISA Huntington Beach
For the first time since 2006, the ISA World Surfing Games will take place in Huntington Beach, California.

2022 ISA World Surfing Games Heading to Huntington Beach

It would seem fitting that the 2022 ISA World Surfing Games would take place in “Surf City, USA.” For the first time since 2006, the International Surfing Association will bring its premier event to the shores of Huntington Beach, California, September 17–24. “Visit Huntington Beach, the official destination marketing organization for the city, is ecstatic […]

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Oceanside, California, Named Official USA Surfing Training Ground

USA Surfing has designated Oceanside, California, as an official training ground for all surfing disciplines from shortboard, longboard, Stand Up Paddle,and Para Surfing. The designation comes on the heels of USA Surfing’s junior team training in Oceanside ahead of the team’s attempt to defend a gold medal at the International Surfing Association World Junior Surfing […]

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