USA Surfing gets new financial backing in a bid to be recertified for its hometown Olympics
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USA Surfing gets new financial backing in a bid to be recertified for its hometown Olympics
LOS ANGELES (AP) — USA Surfing says it has secured a multimillion-dollar endowment as part of its push to be recertified as the nascent Olympic sport's national governing body after
So what are our waves worth?
A senior academic researcher says that surfing contributes $3 billion annually to Australia’s economy, which made me feel extremely virtuous for playing my part, but only for a New York Minute (I’ll be ‘round for my beer and burger, boys) until I remembered that there are lies, damn lies, and then there are statistics, and when it comes to putting a monetary value on surfing, the old chestnut was never more true. I hasten to add that none of the…
The ninth event of the Championship Tour (CT), the highest level of professional surfing, the Rio Pro, was held on the 26th in Saquarema, Brazil, and Igarashi Kanoa, a male surfer, lost to an American surfer in the second round. O'Leary Connor lost to an American surfer in the repechage round. (Kyodo News)
Peru’s renowned surfer Lucca Mesinas continues to strengthen his preparation for this year’s major international surf tournaments after signing a new sponsorship agreement with the tech company pc Factory. Support comes at a decisive moment in his career, with a focus on the ISA World Surfing Games and the Challenger Series circuit of the World Surf League (WSL), where he seeks the qualification for the Championship Tour 2025. “This support allo…
USA Surfing Gets Financial Backing in Recertification Bid
Caroline Marks of the United States surfs during the gold medal match of the surfing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)USA Surfing Executive Director Becky Fleischauer told The Associated Press on Wednesday the organization has secured millions in endowments as it continues to work to be recertified as the sport’s national governing body by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee. The…
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