Surfing ISA World Games 2019

[Laraja 1,495]

  On 9/7/2019 at 11:47 AM, Jur said:

I hope one day she marries ecuatorian race walker Andres Chocho, means the same as Fica in spanish 

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Or (If she prefers women ) the spanish football player, Ana Buceta. It's the same problem in Portuguese. 

[Laraja 1,495]

  On 9/7/2019 at 2:03 PM, phelps said:

 

no, they definitely don't have many chances (unless you can persuade Nikki Van Dijk to switch from AUS to NED)...

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Do you know why she didn't do this?

[phelps 7,805]

  On 9/8/2019 at 9:35 AM, Laraja said:

Europe: the most imprevisible.  are the best countries so far, with surfers in Round 4.  have surfers in Repechage.

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France is obvious...but the other 3...where do they come from? then, it's true...the world is not anymore the one we used to know...

[phelps 7,805]

  On 9/8/2019 at 10:19 AM, Laraja said:

 

Do you know why she didn't do this?

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no idea...probably she doesn't care that much about the Olympics, she's just interested in her Pro/WSL career (and for that, as an Australian she has more advantage than being from NED)...

[Laraja 1,495]

Ella Williams from  finished the competition as the best surfer from her continent and got the Oceania quota. She lost her heat at Repechage Round 5, and ended the event in the 29th place. The Australians surfers still are in the competition, but, as I said, they will qualify through WSL.

 

Bianca Buitendag also got a quota to  She will be the best athlete from Africa in this competition.

 

In Asia, 's already secured its quota, as well. Shino Matsuda will be the best athlete of this continent.

[Benolympique 2,398]

  On 9/9/2019 at 7:02 AM, Laraja said:

Ella Williams from  finished the competition as the best surfer from her continent and got the Oceania quota. She lost her heat at Repechage Round 5, and ended the event in the 29th place. The Australians surfers still are in the competition, but, as I said, they will qualify through WSL.

 

Bianca Buitendag also got a quota to  She will be the best athlete from Africa in this competition.

 

In Asia, 's already secured its quota, as well. Shino Matsuda will be the best athlete of this continent.

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And Europe???

[Laraja 1,495]

An amazing result for . Anat Lelior is the best surfer from Europe and got this quota.

[Laraja 1,495]

The men's compeition is scheduled to start tomorrow.

 

As for the women's competition.  has two athletes in Round 6(the last before the final), Silvana Lima and Tatiana Weston-Webb. They will surf against Bianca Buitendag  and Sofia Mulanovich 

 

At repechage rounds Anat Lelior , Brisa Hennessy  and the three surfers from  and  are in this phase of the event.

[dcro 10,210]

  On 9/9/2019 at 7:02 AM, Laraja said:

Bianca Buitendag also got a quota to  She will be the best athlete from Africa in this competition.

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Will she finish 14th or higher? That's a selection requirement from SASCOC.

[Laraja 1,495]

  On 9/9/2019 at 8:23 AM, dcro said:

 

Will she finish 14th or higher? That's a selection requirement from SASCOC.

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Nice to know, I did not know that. But, yes. If she gets the worst position, she'll be in the 8th place