Justine Dupont and Benoit Carpentier sweep SUP Surfing Gold Medals, lead team France to first-ever Team Gold Medal in event Italy’s Airton Cozzolino earns SUP Surfing Silver to lead Italy to first-ever podium finish with Team Copper Medal  Brazil’s Alex Salazar earns Men’s Bronze, Japan’s Riki Horikoshi earns Copper Shakira Westdorp’s (AUS) three-year Gold streak …
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France holds commanding lead over Spain and USA in team rankings with one day remaining SUP Surfing Gold Medalists to be crowned on Sunday, Main Event Finals set for Men and Women  El Sunzal turns on, Italy’s Airton Cozzolino earns highest wave score; France’s Carpentier rolls through Main Event  Justine Dupont strong for Team France …
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France’s Benoit Carpentier and Australia’s Shakira Westdorp charge ahead as Gold Medal favorites First 20 competitors eliminated in Repechage Rounds  Race for Team Gold enters final weekend A rise in swell at El Sunzal provided an excellent canvas for the world’s best SUP surfers to perform on the sixth day of competition at the 2019 …
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Team France, Spain, and USA vying for overall Gold Medal with three days of SUP Surfing remaining at 2019 Surf City El Salvador ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship  France’s Benoit Carpentier and Australia’s Shakira Westdorp put on top performances Salvadorian SUP surfer Alex Novoa: “After being in war for so many years, it’s amazing …
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Team France earns six total medals in Technical Races, looking to win first-ever Team Gold with SUP Surfing remaining Puyo crowned ISA World Champion for first time since 2014 Spain’s Esperanza Barreras dominates debut in event, wins second Gold Medal in Women’s SUP Technical Race USA’s Jade Howson defends World Title in Girl’s Junior SUP …
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By Pablo Zanocchi of DUKE.* What’s going on in this Central American nation is an example to follow all around the world; salt water pours in every corner of the presidential cabinet It is hard to understand or process what is happening in El Salvador right now; it’s not normal that a whole cabinet of ministries …
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France earns Relay Silver, USA Bronze, and Japan Copper Team France holds overall team points lead with seven of fifteen Gold Medals awarded; USA in Silver position and Spain in Bronze  Stage set to award six Gold Medals in SUP Technical Races on Wednesday at Surf City El Salvador ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship …
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Spain’s Esperanza Barreras takes Women’s SUP Gold with incredible display of endurance; South Africa’s Tyra Buncombe earns Women’s Paddleboard Gold Women’s Races take dramatic turn as lead pack misses buoy turn, requiring an extra lap to correct mistake Brazil’s Vinnicius Martins follows up Pan Am Silver with ISA Gold in Men’s SUP Distance USA’s Hunter …
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One year after winning the first ISA Gold in Junior SUP Technical Race, USA’s Howson claims second ISA Gold in Women’s SUP Sprints at 2019 Surf City El Salvador ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship Brazil’s Jessika Matos de Souza earns Women’s Silver, Italy’s Caterina Stenta Bronze, and France’s Amandine Chazot Copper Nika earns his …
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Government officials, ISA leadership, and top athletes gather at official press conference to discuss upcoming competition Minister of Tourism Morena Valdez: “We are positioning El Salvador as the best place to surf, visit, explore, and invest” President of INDES Yamil Bukele: “Our commitment is to develop the country and to help the athletes live by the sports …
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The venue The ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship will take place in El Salvador for the first time in the event’s eight-year history. El Sunzal will take center stage during the World Championship, a magnet for picking up southern hemisphere swell. The cobblestone point provides long waves with open faces that will play a …
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More than 150 athletes to represent their nations and go for Gold 27 National Surfing Teams are set to compete for Gold Medals at the 2019 Surf City El Salvador ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship November 24 – December 1. The 27 teams are comprised of more than 150 athletes, featuring the top talent …
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Some of the world’s top StandUp Paddle National Teams have confirmed their participation in the Surf City El Salvador ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship (WSUPPC) to take place Nov 23 – Dec 1 at El Sunzal. Among the teams already confirmed are three of the top four from the 2018 edition of the event: …
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The International Surfing Association (ISA) is delighted to announce today that the 2019 ISA World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship (WSUPPC) will take place in El Salvador from November 23 – December 1.  SUP Racing, SUP Surfing, and Paddleboard Racing will take place at the country’s renowned righthand point break El Sunzal. The event …
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