Colombian Isabella Gómez underwent hip surgery five months ago and has been out of the water ever since, she said in a post on social media.

According to the report, he began to feel discomfort and later confirmed that it was an injury that needed surgery.

She said that during the ISA World Championships in El Salvador she had already given up because she already knew that she would have to undergo surgery. At that event, the Colombian lost in the third round of the repechage, placing 3th and giving up her Olympic dream.

He does not estimate when he will return to the water but says he is confident he will be 100% back.

Gómez had been riding giant waves at Jaws and in various spots around the planet. After being a SUP Surfing world champion several times, she had moved on to big wave and shortboard surfing, representing Colombia.