Para-surfing— a form of surfing that allows people with physical disabilities to ride waves on a board or wave ski— has been excluded from the Los Angeles Paralympics.
FILE - Dariel Melendez Davial, of Costa Rica, gets ready to enter the water during the U.S. Open Adaptive Surfing Championships, Sept. 8, 2023, in Oceanside, Calif. FILE - Chris Blowes, of Australia, goes over a wave as he competes during the U.S. Open Adaptive Surfing Championships Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Oceanside, Calif. FILE - Chris Blowes, of Australia, duck-dives under a wave during the U.S. Open Adaptive Surfing Championships, Sept. 8, 2023, in Oceanside, Calif.
With para-surfing not being selected for the Los Angeles Games, Stone and other members of the para-surfing and surfing communities are strengthening their advocacy for the sport to be included in future Paralympics, offering creative solutions to help keep their Paralympic surfing dreams afloat. But then came the announcement: para-surfing would be passed over the for Los Angeles Paralympics, with para-climbing being included instead.
Feige said that she was disappointment when she heard the announcement, but with a fresh sense of determination to get parasurfing included in the Games — be it at the Los Angeles 2028 or Brisbane 2032 Olympics, she said. “Cost is a real factor. We recognize that,” Feige said.
The push to get para-surfing into the Paralympics also has the backing of the International Surfing Association, the world governing authority for surfing that is recognized by the International Olympic Committee, which has advocated for para-surfing to be included in the Games and hosted the ISA World Para Surfing Championship since 2015.
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