Surfing In Artificial Wave Pools In The 2020 Summer Olympics

Surfing fans across the globe celebrated as news about the sport taking part in the Olympic games by 2020 broke out. While there are no other official announcements, rumors of the legendary wave-maker Kelly Slater overseeing the construction of a wave pool to open right before the Summer Olympics have surfaced on the internet. Resource says that its location will be in Tokyo Dome. People were then fast to speculate that the competition might not be in the ocean.

When asked about the rumors, the head of the International Surfing Association (ISA), Fernando Aguerre responded that they have agreed with the International Olympic Committee that the games will not be under an artificial environment as of this moment.

The ISA has been known to be long-time supporters of artificial waves development, and with Tokyo Dome scheduling a grand opening right before the 2020 Summer Olympics, rumors were imminent.

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I At present, football (also known as soccer) is the biggest sport on the planet, and no other sports event in the world can compare to the Fdration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup when it comes to viewership. The World Cup also generates the most substantial revenue of all major sporting events. Football clubs are likewise the most valuable sports franchises worldwide. FC Barcelona, Manchester, and Real Madrid generally take the top spots year after year.

II Without a doubt, football is unparalleled in popularity in Europe and South America. It may surprise you then to learn that the sport's birthplace was actually China. Some 2,200 years ago, during the era of the Han Dynasty in 200 BCE, the concept that eventually evolved into football was born. There are even some accounts that suggest the first ball used was the decapitated head of a Dutch brigand. During these more brutal feudal years, kicking, punching, biting, and gouging were all permitted on the field.

III During the 1400s in Britain, football was banned by King Edward III due to the excessive violence it entailed. Ironically, the first official football match was held at Derby, in England. The next major evolution in the game came in London's Newgate Prison during the 18th century. Prisoners who'd had their hands cut off as punishment for crimes like stealing needed a sport they could play using only their feet. To keep things fair, those who had hands were prohibited from using them.

IV Football became so well known in the 18th century that English sailors, traders, and military men brought the sport along with them in their travels and consequently made the game popular all over the world. FIFA acknowledges that there are no historical links between all the other ball games that had been played in antiquity outside of Europe.

V Today's footballs are comprised of several synthetic leather layers with an interior built from butyl or latex. This construction was introduced in 1863 by the very people from Britain who established the rules and regulations of football. FIFA, on the other hand, wasn't created until May 21, 1904. The organization's role is to regulate the sport on an international level.

VI Following the Olympics refusal to allow professional footballers to take part in tournaments, FIFA created the World Cup. Uruguay hosted the first ever World Cup tournament in 1930. Thirteen other countries participated in the event (the host country won). Numerous European countries including Sweden, Austria, Holland, Switzerland, Spain, Hungary, Italy, and Germany, boycotted the event and only Yugoslavia, Romania, Belgium, and France agreed to participate.

Surfing In Artificial Wave Pools In The 2020 Summer Olympics

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