International Surfing Association President Fernando Aguerre has praised the success of the 2018 World Surfing Games in Japan, with the sport set to make its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020.
Surfing’s Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 with have garnered greater focus in the host country after Japan were able to celebrate their maiden World Surfing Games gold in Tahara.
Spain pipped Japan to the top of the medal podium in the Aloha Cup at the 2018 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games in Tahara in Japan.
Santiago Muñiz of Argentina won the second gold medal of his career at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games in Tahara in Japan today.
The third day of action at the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games (WSG) saw Kanoa Igarashi of Japan gain a spot in the men's grand final in home water.
Swell caused by Typhoon Mangkhut continued to impact day two of the International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games in Tahara in Japan today, creating "non-stop action".
Fernando Aguerre has been re-elected to serve a ninth term as President of the International Surfing Association (ISA) after he stood unopposed at the organisation's Annual General Meeting in Japan.
An Opening Ceremony attended by Tokyo 2020 officials and International Surfing Association (ISA) President Fernando Aguerre took place today prior to the start of the competition at the World Surfing Games in Tahara in Japan.
California has officially recognised surfing as the state's official sport, a move which the International Surfing Association (ISA) has used to reaffirm its commitment to a long-term Olympic future.
Tokyo 2020's sports manager for surfing, Kimifumi Imoto, has today welcomed media to the venue here that will play host to the sport’s Olympic debut in two years' time.
The International Canoe Federation (ICF) could be forced to move their planned Stand-Up Paddle World Championships from Portugal after a court in the country ruled that the national surfing body has exclusive control of the discipline.
A protracted dispute over the governance of the stand-up paddle discipline escalated today after the International Surfing Association (ISA) confirmed it had taken the International Canoe Federation (ICF) to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to resolve the row.
The International Surfing Association (ISA) has welcomed Angola as its 104th member nation, continuing the world governing body’s drive to expand the reach of the sport around the globe and particularly in Africa.
Reports that the inaugural International Canoe Federation (ICF) Stand Up Paddling World Championships in Portugal are under threat due to a legal challenge have been rejected.
Eleven-time World Surf League champion Kelly Slater is due to return to competition at the J-Bay Open beginning tomorrow in the Eastern Cape.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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