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 ...

Olympic surfing’s debut is making clear that these wave riders are unsung masters of science -- in climatology, meteorology and oceanography to be exact. Serious wave chasers are by default ...

The Olympics in Tokyo this summer will be the first games to welcome surfing to the competition and San Diegans don't have to look far to find a hometown favorite. Kolohe Andino isn't technically a ...

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 ...