Manuel Selman

Surfing’s Final 12 Olympic Qualification Slots Soon to Be Revealed in El Salvador

The 2021 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games has arrived at the final weekend of competition, set to crown World Surfing Games Champions and finalize Surfing’s qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Games.

12 slots remain to be awarded through the event – 5 for men and 7 for women – awarded to the top ranking eligible athletes.

Of the 16 women left in the Main Event and Repechage Rounds, 13 are gunning for the 7 slots. Three of the 16 surfers will not factor into the qualification because Australia’s Stephanie Gilmore and Sally Fitzgibbons have already qualified via the 2019 WSL Championship Tour (CT), the top event in the qualification hierarchy, and USA’s Alyssa Spencer cannot qualify because her country has already reached their quota of two women in Carissa Moore and Caroline Marks.

On the men’ side, 12 of the remaining 17 surfers are aiming to earning the 5 qualification slots. Four of the surfers left in the draw, Owen Wright (AUS), Jeremy Flores (FRA), Michel Bourez (FRA), and Kanoa Igarashi (JPN), have already qualified via the 2019 WSL CT.

Learn more on isasurf.org.