Final Olympic Surfing qualifier to run May 29 June 6 in El Salvador
The International Surfing Association ISA has today announced that the 2021 Surf City El Salvador World Surfing Games will take place May 29th June 6th at two world class locations in El Salvador La Bocana and El Sunzal
The ISA has been working in close collaboration with its partners in El Salvador and with the World Surf League WSL in recent months as the global pandemic has continued to impact the world sporting calendar Originally rescheduled in early May 2021 the World Surfing Games new dates will ensure optimal travel conditions for all the surfers and national teams in the collective best interests of health and safety
El Sunzal will host one of the two podiums for the 2021 World Surfing Games Photo ISA Sean Evans
The 2021 edition of the World Surfing Games is the last remaining piece of the Tokyo 2020 qualification process There are 5 remaining slots for men to be earned and 7 for women which will go to the highest ranking eligible athletes in the event
For a list of the athletes who have already provisionally qualified click here
The World Surfing Games is an Olympic style team event where athletes compete under the flag of their nation Each nation fields their top three men and three women each accumulating points that count towards the overall team total
ISA President Fernando Aguerre said
We are looking forward to receiving the worlds best national surfing teams to compete collectively for Team Gold and individually for the coveted Tokyo 2020 qualification slots
As we all deal with the global pandemic and prepare for the phased return of sports around the world we are working diligently with our partners to safely run this World Championship in El Salvador The safety of the athletes and staff will always be our highest priority and we will continue to actively monitor the latest information available to create a safe environment for the competition
This will be a truly historic moment for surfing one more major milestone on the path to Surfings soon to come Olympic debut
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