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'Backs to the Wall' for surfing's cancer survivor Flores
AFP, Published on 06/06/2025
» PARIS - Jeremy Flores faced numerous challenges in the water as he carved himself a hugely successful surfing career but nothing prepared the Frenchman for the tumultuous months that followed his retirement in 2021.
Olympics: Why is surfing being held in Tahiti and why aren't locals happy?
South China Morning Post, Published on 20/07/2024
» Although Paris was selected as the host city for the 2024 Olympics, not all the events will take place in the French capital.
Annissa rides the waves to victory in Phuket Contest
Sports, Published on 28/06/2023
» Thailand's Annissa Tita Flynn won the women's shortboard title at the Phuket Surf Contest 2023 at the weekend.
Blind surfer Matt Formston: conquering the world's biggest waves
AFP, Published on 12/12/2022
» PISMO BEACH (UNITED STATES) - Matt Formston proudly shows off a photo of him surfing a liquid mountain off the Portuguese coast, where some of the biggest waves on the planet crash to shore. No matter that he can't see it because he is blind.
California dreaming: Para surf hopefuls eye Los Angeles Olympics
AFP, Published on 10/12/2022
» PISMO BEACH (UNITED STATES): Under perfect California skies, Liv Stone elegantly flips her board into the hollow of a wave, perfectly executing the kind of move this disabled surfer would love to replicate at the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics.
Jolt to Thailand as IOC drops 2 big sports
Sports, Agencies, Published on 04/02/2022
» BEIJING: Thailand's bid for further Olympic glory could suffer a blow as boxing and weightlifting have been dropped from the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
Boxing, weightlifting could be expelled, says IOC president
Sports, Bangkok Post and AFP, Published on 11/12/2021
» Lausanne: International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Thursday warned that the continued inclusion of weightlifting, boxing and modern pentathlon in the Games was in doubt but that skateboarding, climbing and surfing would be kept on the programme in Los Angeles in 2028.
'Most challenging' Tokyo Olympics declared closed
AFP, Published on 08/08/2021
» TOKYO: The Tokyo 2020 Games were declared closed on Sunday by IOC chief Thomas Bach, who said it had been the "most challenging Olympic journey" after a year's pandemic delay and threats of cancellation.
Biles in Olympic spotlight as Bermuda win first ever gold
AFP, Published on 27/07/2021
» TOKYO - History-chasing gymnastics superstar Simone Biles goes for her first gold medal of the Tokyo Games on Tuesday after Flora Duffy delivered Olympic glory for tiny Bermuda for the first time.
Japan's Nishiya, 13, first women's Olympic skateboard champion
AFP, Published on 26/07/2021
» TOKYO - Japan's Momiji Nishiya became one of the youngest individual Olympic champions in history when she won the inaugural women's skateboarding gold at the age of 13 years and 330 days on Monday.