Shocking. Stunning.
In a shocking reveal it was announced today by the Association of National Olympic Committees and International Surfing Association that surfing will not be included in the inaugural World Beach Games in Doha, Qatar just months ahead of its inaugural appearance in the Tokyo 2020 Olympiad.
Much like Japan in July, Doha has absolutely zero waves.
The World Beach Games were originally set to launch in San Diego in 2017 and include surfing alongside basketball, beach soccer, handball, karate, sailing, skateboarding, sport climbing, swimming, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, water skiing and wrestling.
Extremely beach.
In a stunning blow, San Diego’s organizers were unable to raise the necessary funds to hold the Games and punted to 2019 at which point they failed again and Qatar stepped in.
Basketball, beach soccer, handball, karate, sailing, skateboarding, sport climbing, swimming, tennis, triathlon, volleyball, water skiing and wrestling will still be included.
The International Surfing Association’s president was hoping the surfing discipline could still be held in San Diego but those were recently dashed though he remains committed to future of the World Beach Games with “full support” etc.
Across the globe in Doha, Khaleejis celebrated surfing’s exclusion by doing donuts on their entirely flat beach in Maybachs and Lamborghinis.
They will be honored by serious surfers the world over as brilliant and tactical.
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What about beer drinking ?
That’s way more of a beach sport than the other hobbies mentioned…
hopefully Gronk Beach games adds surfing
Is the photo from Billabong’s Aladdin Collab?
Chas is a Carrie
Derek is a Mr Big.
Or vice versa
I always thought Samantha would be a lot of fun. But Charlotte, oh man, so innocent and corruptable. A nice girl. Would probably make gentle whimpering noises and squeaks as she is being defiled.
Its funny how if a girl makes a guy come in 20 seconds he’s a dud, but if a guy makes a girl come in 20 it’s high fives all round.
But yes, Charlotte would be very malleable.
Samantha all ready mangled.
Yes, already mangled, but willing and adventurous. And she would probably do all those things that Charlotte might never agree to. But that Charlotte peach would be oh so sweet.
I went to Chiba last July to check out the surf and it was way better than I expected. Definitely contestable. I spent a lot of time in Doha and can confirm: no surf at all. Ever. They do occasionally get tiny surf in Dubai, but Qatar and UAE aren’t talking to each other anymore. You can’t even get a flight between the two places.
So that’s why the Al Ain wavepool isn’t an option…
Their relationship with the Saudis is even worse. The Saudis cut off the only read access into Qatar and have decided to build a 200m wide, 20m deep trench from one side of the peninsula to the other to make Qatar an Island. They then plan to bury their nuclear waste on the other side of the trench.
If anyone’s in the earth moving business there’s one hell of a tender out there at the moment. *no booze, no ciggies, no hookers and 50 degrees C outside.
Pretty sure there are ways around those clauses. At least in the UAE. The rule was that if it got to 50C, the construction workers got sent home. The thermometers only ever seemed to get to 49.9…
How the fuck is waterskiing in there? You dont waterski on the beach? Same goes for surfing. Its a watersport not a beach sport. Where is the consistency.
‘Jim’ from Rongbeach, is very disappointed, but sent in a nice photo which his buddy took of him, to show his support for the Hurluley lifestyle improvement programme. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Why not have a couple of oil tankers cruise up and down just off the beach?
Ben Gravy would get gold.
I would get wood
Would you?
All it needed was hacky sack and it could have been real life California Games
If M. McConaughey and W. Harrelson aren’t in California, do any sacks get hackeyed?
Chas can you help me make sense of this story? What it really means for people thinking about getting in the water to surf?
https://www.mauinews.com/ne…
Imagine being a surfer and going through life with the name ‘Kahookele’.
“Yah brah, I come from a long line of Kahookeles. My dad was a…”
Middle Eastern core lords, making sure places like Wadi stay local!
https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Hurluley religious collab. Done and dusted.
Where you learn your Arabic, KVF? This is incredible!
Google Translate?
Beach Tennis must be extremely hard to play.
The Kuta Beach Tennis scene wouldn’t cut it in Doha. I don’t think Euro style boxer-brief tennis shorts will pass muster on the Doha sand.
Dosent the sand melt feet there?
Like you melt hearts you mixed signalling minx you.
Especially in a burka. Can you imagine?
I’m extremely disappointed to see Koasteering didn’t make the cut either.
Will no one think of the Koasteerees ?
Is it spelt with a K? Rad.
Like Kaos from Get Smart!
The old using a K for a C trick!
I’m surprised ‘keestering’ didn’t get in either (especially seeing that wrestling did…)
Me: “I’m headed to the beach for a couple hours honey.”
Wife: “Are you going karate-ing?”
Me: “Yes dear.”
Wife: “Don’t forget your wax.”
Me: ” I already waxed on.”
Wife: “did you whack(s) off ?”
Otto: that too… of course!
Wife: “that’s nice dear, one less messy task for me…”