We want to build on tradition, while progressing the Olympic Games forward.” A surfer takes some air off a wave while surfing after sunset in Cardiff, California, U.S., January 7, 2020.

The California native will be competing for Team USA when surfing makes its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games. "I'm stoked," Andino told PEOPLE in an earlier interview. ("Super stoked," he added.) ...

This California city is the birthplace of mainland surfing in the United States. Legend has it that in 1885, three Hawaiian princes introduced the sport here — even convincing a lumber mill to ...

“The culture of surfing comes from California to the world “I think it’s a natural for the IPC and I think they know this. It has helped the Olympic Games and it will help the Paralympic ...

Most nations can qualify a maximum of two men and two women, though several countries are able to take three men and/or three women by virtue of winning the team event at the 2022 or 2024 World ...