The International Olympic Committee announced last week that surfing would be added as a sport in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Given the Southland’s affinity for shredding waves, it comes as little ...

A technical director, contest director, and 11 judges - two head judges, seven judges, and two priority judges - were chosen. They represent seven countries across four continents. Erik Krammer of the ...

The sport was one of five recommended by Tokyo organisers for inclusion along with baseball and softball, karate, skateboarding and sport climbing. Further deliberations will now be made by the ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ICHINOMIYA, Japan (AP) — Olympic surfing’s ...

ICHINOMIYA, Japan (AP) — After a series of underdogs stole the show at the beginning of surfing’s historic Olympic debut, two of the sport’s most seasoned superstars took home the gold medals. Carissa ...

Five sports, including surfing and skateboarding, moved a step closer to being included in the Tokyo 2020 Games after being described as "a dynamic and exciting" package by the International Olympic ...

ICHINOMIYA, Japan (AP) — Olympic surfing’s debut is making clear that these wave riders are unsung masters of science — in climatology, meteorology and oceanography to be exact. Serious wave chasers ...