When did surfing become an Olympic sport? Surfing became an Olympic sport for the first time during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, held in 2021, with events off of Tsurigasaki Beach in Japan. Japan has won ...
Surfing has deep roots, but for the first time, surfers are competing for medals at the Summer Olympics. At Tsurigasaki beach, 40 miles from Tokyo, they're also riding big waves ahead of a tropical ...
What country has the most medals for surfing at the Olympics? Japan has won two medals total for surfing at the Olympics, with Kanoa Igarashi winning a silver medal in the men's event in Tokyo, and ...