Last week, the International Surfing Association announced that starting in 2018, the ISA will expand the women's categories to be equal to the men's.

For the World Surfing Games, which had four men and two women, there will be three and three; for the juniors, which had a similar ratio, it will also be three and three. And the same applies to the different divisions of the SUP world championship.

The details follow below:

2018 ISA WSG
Open: Men (3), Women (3)
Coaches/Team Officials: Unlimited

2018 ISA WJSC
Under 18: Boys (3), Girls (3)
Under 16: Boys (3), Girls (3)
Coaches/Team Officials: Unlimited

2018 ISA WSUPPC (No change from 2017)
SUP Surfing: Men (2), Women (2)
SUP Technical Race: Men (2) Women (2)
SUP Distance Race: Men (2) Women (2)
Paddleboard Technical Race: Men (1), Women (1)
Paddleboard Distance Race: Men (1), Women (1)
SUP Sprint Race: Men (1), Women (1)
Coaches/Team Officials: Unlimited

Competitors for Special Event. Team race:
SUP Races: Men (1), Women (1)
Paddleboard: Men (1), Women (1)