"Surfings Olympic Dream just became a reality"

Today is a momentous day for Surfing. The International Olympic committee has
chosen our beloved sport to be a "Demonstration Event" at the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics.
Born out of Royal Hawaiian Tradition, surfing has become the sport of the people.
Todays decision now gives surfers from Scotland, Wales, England and the
Channel Islands a chance to compete for Team GB against the worlds best, on
the greatest and most prestigious stage of all.....The Olympic Games.
Great Britain boasts a wealth of Surfing talent and this is our chance to be part of
surfing history. A challenge that surfing will rise to and embrace.
The task at hand now, to those administering this development, is to ensure a
future for our sport that embraces the diverse culture of surfing; by balancing
the Olympic dream against the purity of connecting with the ocean in its simplest
form and riding the waves we find.
These are exciting and challenging times ahead and our National Federations are
ready and up for the task. Work will now commence as the Federations
collaborate under the guidance of the British Olympic Association and UK Sport
to shape the Olympic program.
Surfing has come of age, 2020 will be our time to enter the arena of Olympic
Sport.
We look forward to sharing our wonderful sport with the world.

A joint statement by Surfing GB & The English Surfing Federation