Youthful energy.
It is official. After making its 2020 Olympic debut at Tokyo, surfing (along with skateboarding and rock climbing), will be part of the 2028 Los Angeles Games and has been approved on Paris 2024’s “additional” list.
With Brisbane set to host the 2032 sporting festival, it is likely that professional surfers will be winning gold, silver and bronze for the decade to come.
Exciting.
Regarding Los Angeles, Casey Wasserman, chairman of the L.A. organizing committee, said, “The LA28 Games have always been about bringing more freshness, youthful energy and creativity into the Olympic and Paralympic movement.”
Fernando Aguerre, president of the surfing’s international federation, added, “We have always known that surfing was a natural fit for LA28. As the official sport of California, surfing is action, youth and energy combined.”
Wonderful.
Now, where do you think the surfing will be staged?
Lower Trestles in beautiful San Clemente?
Iconic Malibu a pleasant drive north?
Surf City, USA Huntington Beach?
I’d imagine knives are being sharpened in the various city halls.
I’d imagine civil war is nigh.