CNN — There’s nothing like watching the Olympics on TV to give you a major case of wanderlust. But part of Tokyo’s pitch to the International Olympic Committee was that most of the new structures made especially for the Games would remain in use afterward to benefit the people of Japan. Japan National Stadium This venue in Tokyo’s famed Shinjuku …
ICHINOMIYA, Japan — Olympic surfing’s debut is making clear that these wave riders are unsung masters of science -- in climatology, meteorology and oceanography to be exact. “Every person who goes into the ocean, whether you’re a surfer or not, you’re an amateur meteorologist and oceanographer,” said Kurt Korte, lead forecaster at Surfline and the official Olympic surfing forecaster. So …
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Surfers arrive for a practice session at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach on July 23. Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Surfing will make its Olympic debut this year — an extraordinary moment for a sport that traces its origins to at least 2,000 BC in ancient Polynesia, according to surf historian Matt Warshaw in his book, “A Brief History of Surfing.” Who is competing? …
