If Brazil and the United States want to send three surfers to LA28, they should take Lima 2027 very seriously.
And therefore, will the Pan American surfers be going to Venao 2026 armed to the teeth? Or to the 2027 Pan American Games? It's that or winning the 2026 or 2027 World Surf League Championships.
Editorial: Of course the ISA acts in the best interests of the ISA; that's what it has to do.
The options are: That there is a big change for the good of world surfing thanks to the best in the world honoring their events, or that everything stays the same. Which is better?
ISA calls for extending the number of Olympic surfers from 24 to 36 for LA 2028
A response from the authorities is expected in the first quarter of 2025, "probably in March," Aguerre said at the annual general meeting.
Change that seems clear for LA 2028: No more continental qualifications
Or at least, they should be different. If it doesn't happen, it should; it can't be that a New Zealander has to work hard just to be in the top 50 while Americans and Europeans are pulling their teeth out.
It can only be expected that the ISA will demand more from CTs in events leading up to LA 2028
The extra slot was not enough, nor was the requirement to go and win at the World Surfing Games, nor did the Olympic seeding come from there.
Para Surfing made it onto the shortlist for Los Angeles 2028
The official decision will be announced at the end of the year.
