Surfing is a water sport in which a rider stands or lies on a board and rides the forward face of a moving ocean wave toward shore. Its top professional tour is the World Surf League, which crowns an annual world champion, and the sport made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
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Origin YearWikipedia gives only an approximate date, c. AD 400, for the start of surfing in Polynesia; the year is a scholarly estimate rather than a recorded event. Originating Region International Governing Body Classification
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Source Snowboarding, Wikipedia
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1. World Surf League, Wikipedia
History, Predecessors section
The WSL was originally known as International Professional Surfing (IPS), founded by Fred Hemmings and Randy Rarick in 1976.
entity record, description (olympic-status)
Its top professional tour is the World Surf League, which crowns an annual world champion, and the sport made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
View the Source2. Surfing, Wikipedia
Origins and history section
The history of surfing dates to c. AD 400 in Polynesia, where Polynesians began to make their way to the Hawaiian Islands from Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands.
Polynesia section
The history of surfing dates to c. AD 400 in Polynesia, where Polynesians began to make their way to the Hawaiian Islands from Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands.
View the SourceWikipedia: Olympic sports
Featured In: Olympic Games, Changes between 2000 to 2030Quote, Featured In: Olympic Games, Changes between 2000 to 2030
karate, sport climbing, surfing, and skateboarding as optional sports for the 2020 Summer Olympics
Snowboarding, Wikipedia
Associated With: Snowboarding, HistoryQuote, Associated With: Snowboarding, History
(combining snow and surfer) by his wife Nancy, the toy proved so popular among his daughters
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