The 2022 ISA World Surfing Games took place over eight days in Huntington Beach, California.
On the final day, September 24 (Saturday), Kanoa Igarashi, the only Japanese “Navigating Japan” representative remaining until the last day, passed all the heats without losing once and made it to the final.
In the final against Rio Waida from Indonesia, Jackson Baker from Australia and Guilherme Fonseca from Portugal won the championship with a total of 15.96 points, of which 8.13.
After joining Rio Waida in the second half, he won his first gold medal in the ISA.
As a result of this achievement, Japan became the first country in the men’s team and won one of the Japanese slots at the Paris Olympics.
In the women’s competition, Kira Pinkerton of the United States won the gold medal. The details of the last day will be sent later.
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