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Readers’ Poll Results: Is the Olympics good for surfing?

Right now the Paris Olympics are taking place just across the Channel from us. As surfers, whilst we might enjoy some of the other sports, our attention is more likely to be fixed on the infamous break of Teahupo’o in…

By David Somerville

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Swimming has Banned Trans Athletes… Will Surfing do the Same?

After surfing’s first trans athlete won a longboard title last month in Western Australia, Wavelength talked to Keala Kennelly about what the sport’s approach to the issue will be. “I’m pro trans, I’m pro women, and I’m pro women’s equality,…

By Ben Mondy

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Surfing at the Olympics: Tokyo 2020 Surfing Competition Explained

Surfing at the Olympic Games became official when the inclusion of five new sports for Tokyo 2020 – surfing, skateboarding, sports climbing, baseball and karate were announced in Rio in 2016. “We want to take sport to the youth… youth-focused…

By Paul Evans

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Who’s Surfing In The Tokyo 2020 Olympics?

It’s Not The Length – Surf Podcast · Ep 25: OLYMPIC SPECIAL! Featuring German Olympic hero Leon Glatzer! Qualification for surfing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been a relatively complicated process, and much misunderstood in the surfing world. The qualification…

By Paul Evans

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Surfing Beach: Where Is It? What Are The Waves Like?

When surfing was officially announced as an Olympic sport for Tokyo 2020, there was much speculation as to whether or not it would be held in a man-made wave pool, or in the Pacific Ocean. Despite the rapid proliferation of wave pool technologies in…

By Paul Evans