Special coverage sponsored by the International Surfing Association

Former ISA World Champions and CT tops, Jordy Smith from South Africa and Sally Australia's Fitzgibbons will be featured in a new live broadcast by the International Surfing Association on Thursday hosted by Chris Coté and Jodie Nelson.

“Since their creation in 1896, the Olympic Games have never been postponed. Until now,” the ISA wrote in a press release.

"The  2020 was set to be surfing’s debut on the premier sporting platform, but due to Covid-19 the games were postponed for a year. We’ll take you inside the lives and minds of the athletes who are on hold as they stay physically and mentally sharp for their biggest moment in sport,” the statement added.

And he concludes: “The level of excitement is growing as we wait for the calendar to change in 2021.”

The live broadcast times will be as follows:

Thursday, October 15th
7am - Honolulu, Hawaii

10am - Los Angeles, United States

12pm – Lima, Central America and Mexico City

1pm – New York, United States

2pm – Rio de Janeiro, Santiago de Chile and Buenos Aires

7pm - Hossegor, France

7pm - J-Bay, South Africa

Friday October 16
2am - Chiba, Japan

3am - Gold Coast, Australia

6am - Raglan, New Zealand