The already announced ISA SUP and Paddleboarding World Championship will take place in November 2022, the institution confirmed in a press release.

It will take place in the city of San Juan, with the rowing events taking place in Laguna del Condado and San Juana Bay, and the SUP Surfing is “tentatively” scheduled to take place in “La 8”.

This will be the ninth ISA World Championship after two editions were held in Peru in 2012 and 2013, and then those in Nicaragua (2014), Mexico (2015), Fiji (2016), Denmark (2017), China (2018) and El Salvador (2019).

The record participation so far was reached in 2017 when 286 athletes out of 42 travelled to Denmark.

“After a challenging absence of authentic, elite events for the SUP community due to the global health crisis, we are very excited to relaunch this incredible event in a true surfing destination like Puerto Rico. With this announcement, we want to send a message to the global SUP community about the ISA’s continued commitment to supporting and developing this sport around the world.

"We are delighted to be back in Puerto Rico, an island rich in surfing and SUP history. This is the start of an exciting partnership with our friends in Puerto Rico and we look forward to celebrating the beauty and culture of this island," said ISA President Fernando Aguerre.

Meanwhile, IOC member and Local Host Committee President Richard Carrion said: “We are looking forward to making history with this event. We are grateful to the ISA President and his team for their trust and confidence in Puerto Rico and for the opportunity to bring world-class SUP back to our island. We are looking forward to welcoming the world’s best SUP athletes to Puerto Rico. We will make the SUP family proud.”