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World Surfing Games Open Friday in Peru, With LA28 Spots at Stake
Thirty Olympians, including Italo Ferreira, Carissa Moore and Kauli Vaast, compete at Punta Rocas from November 6 to 15. The top men's and women's teams each earn their country an extra Olympic place.
The 2026 ISA World Surfing Games run November 6 to 15 at Punta Rocas, Peru, the International Surfing Association says, the first ISA event to award places at the LA28 Olympics. The highest-ranked men's team and women's team will each earn one extra slot for their country. Because each nation can otherwise qualify at most two surfers per gender, those team slots are the only way to send a third; the same slots are offered again at the 2027 Games.
The field includes 30 Olympians and six Olympic medalists: Tokyo gold medalists Italo Ferreira of Brazil and Carissa Moore of the United States, Paris gold medalist Kauli Vaast of France, Jack Robinson of Australia, Kanoa Igarashi of Japan and Johanne Defay of France. Australia, the reigning team world champion, brings Ethan Ewing, George Pittar, Robinson, Tyler Wright, Stephanie Gilmore and Leihani Zoric. Spain's Janire González Etxabarri defends her 2025 women's title. Results and the live webcast are on the ISA's website.
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