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Defending surf champ Carissa Moore confirms retirement after Paris Olympics defeat
Surfer Carissa Moore, who is of Native Hawaiian and Filipino descent, competed in what may be her final elite-level appearance at the Paris ...
Michelle De Pacina
Australia
Surfer forced to hide Japanese roots during Australian riots to represent Japan in Paris Olympics
A world-leading surfer who once concealed his Japanese identity as a matter of self-preservation is now headed to the Summer Olympics to rep...
Carl Samson
News
California teen becomes 1st Fil-Am male to earn spot on US Jr National Surf Team
“It’s super cool to represent my culture,” said Santucci. “It’s cool to have the Filipino community and my family behind me.” ...
Ryan General
Japan
89-year-old Japanese man recognized as world’s oldest male surfer hopes to surf until he’s 100
Seiichi Sano, the 89-year-old Japanese man who was recognized as the oldest male to surf by Guinness World Records, says he will continue to...
Hawaiian Chinese Surfing Champion Derek Ho Passes Away at 55
Derek Ho, the first native Hawaiian men’s surfing champion, has passed away at the age of 55. Ho suffered a heart attack and later fell into...
Bryan Ke
Sports
3-Time Olympic Gold Medalist is the Father of Modern Surfing
Surfing, officially entering the Olympics in Tokyo 2020, may not be the sport we know today without one man who popularized it a little more...
Filipino Surfer Becomes a Hero for Saving Indonesian Surfer in SEA Games Semi-Final
Social media users are calling Filipino surfer Roger Casugay a hero after he saved his fellow competitor, Arip Nurhidayat from Indonesia, du...
Asia
Netizens Hate on Filipino Surfer With White Girlfriend Because He’s Brown
A Filipino man went viral a few days ago after pictures of him with his foreigner girlfriend made the rounds online. Instead of sending posi...
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