ISA 50th Anniversary

published on 18 October, 2014

10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ISA 50TH ANNIVERSARY WORLD SURFING GAMES

La Jolla, California, October 15, 2014

From October 24 to November 1, Peru will become the gathering place of the world's best surfers, who will compete in the historic 2014 ISA 50th Anniversary World Surfing Games (WSG). The competition will be held at one of the most popular and consistent point breaks of the Peruvian coast.

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The ISA 50th Anniversary WSG begins in less than ten days. Over 25 countries from all corners of the planet and more than 150 men and women surfers will soon arrive to the beautiful country of Peru, its welcoming people, great food, and incredible waves.

These are the ten things you need to know about the ISA 50th Anniversary WSG:

1. The World Surfing Games

The ISA 50th Anniversary WSG will gather over 25 National Delegations from every corner of the world, who will gather to compete for their National Team in an "Olympic-Style" event. This historic competition will double up as a global celebration of the sport's governing body hosting half a century of world-class surfing championships.

Taking place from October 24 to November 1, 2014, the ISA 50th Anniversary WSG will be held at the world-class Punta Rocas - the same location as the 1965 ISA World Surfing Championship, which was won by Peruvian local, Felipe Pomar and American Joyce Hoffman.

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The International World Games Association (IWGA) is a non-profit-making international sports organisation recognised and supported by the International Olympic Committee. The IWGA comprises 40 International Member Sports Federations. It administers and promotes The World Games (TWG), a multi-sport event held every four years that features around 35 sports on its programme. The next edition of TWG will be in Chengdu (CHN) from 7-17 August 2025. 5,000 participants from more than 100 countries are expected to take part in this 12th edition. The latest Games were hosted by Birmingham, Alabama (USA).

For more information, please contact the IWGA Media and Communication team:
[email protected], Tel: +41 21 311 12 97, or visit our website.