The last ranked: Hiroto Ohhara

He beat his compatriot Shun Murakami in the final of the repechage and took the position that remained to be defined.


June 6, 2021
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Japan's Hiroto Ohhara became the last person to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after beating his compatriot Shun Murakami in the final repechage series of the Surf City ISA World Surfing Games that are about to conclude in La Bocana.

Ohhara maintained his pace and gave a little more in the key series, adding 17 points from an 8 and a 9 and leaving Joan Duru in second place in the series, Leon Glatzer in third and Shun Murakami in fourth, who finally lost his place in the Olympics.

With this, the locals will be represented in the Olympic surfing debut by:

Kanoa Igarashi
Hiroto Ohhara
Mahina Maeda
Amuro Tsuzuki

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