Riding a wave of history
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Riding a wave of history

China Daily  

Yang Siqi in action during last month's World Surfing Games in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. At the recent World Surfing Games in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Yang secured her Olympic spot, topping repechage round 6 with 11.83 points to book her place among the 24 female surfers who will compete in the Paris Games. Having competed in her first WSG in Huntington Beach in September 2022, the improvement of Yang's surfing in just eight months is impressive," read a piece published on the ISA website. "She is only 15 and competed against mostly adult surfers at the World Surfing Games," said Luo Yang, Yang's coach.

Olympics China Games Surfing Olympic Paris Yang Wave Surfer Yang Siqi World Surfing Games Wsg  wsg  olympic  surfer  surfing  waves  history  world  riding  yang  paris  surfers  games  wave

History of this topic

Teen gets big break as Team China's first Olympic surfer
7 months, 1 week ago

Teen gets big break as Team China's first Olympic surfer

China Daily  

Fifteen-year-old Yang Siqi, from the mountains of Sichuan province, became Team China's first-ever Olympic surfer at the Paris Games. It's perhaps one of the most unlikely sporting origin stories among the Chinese Olympic delegation — how a young girl from the mountains became Team China's first-ever Olympic surfer. Yang, the only Chinese surfer competing at the Paris Games, ranked ninth …

Riding a wave of history
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Riding a wave of history

China Daily  

Yang Siqi in action during last month's World Surfing Games in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. At the recent World Surfing Games in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Yang secured her Olympic spot, topping repechage round 6 with 11.83 points to book her place among the 24 female surfers who will compete in the Paris Games. Having competed in her first WSG in Huntington …

Village girl chases Olympic dream on surfboard
4 years ago

Village girl chases Olympic dream on surfboard

China Daily  

HAIKOU-On a sunny and windy day, Huang Yingying, from a small fishing village in Hainan province, wears a colorful surfing suit and applies sunscreen on the beach, before paddling out to sea and taking on the big swells. In 2002, 12-year-old Huang joined the youth surfing team, which was made up of 12 village children. "My family lives near the …

Young Chinese take to the waves
15 years, 5 months ago

Young Chinese take to the waves

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 Yang Yang's tanned skin and agile body show he has been exercising outdoors - off shore, to be specific - for a long time. "I want to be the next Xu Lijia," the 14-year-old told China Daily, referring to the female champion at the 2001 and 2002 National Games. She went on to win the Laser Radial class single-handed …

Discover Related