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The Tokyo Olympics wrapped up over the weekend, but questions linger about the impact of the games on the Japanese capital. And there’s at least one more continuing controversy — and this one’s related to the United States.
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Duke Kahanamoku and Carissa Moore are part of a new art exhibit focusing on the past and present of surfing — now on display in the heart of Waikiki.
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The first Olympic gold medalist for surfing, Carissa Moore, is the only Native Hawaiian surfer at the Games. Her legacy has now become that of modern surfing godfather Duke Kahanamoku’s realized dream.
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If you’re keeping track of the Summer Olympics this year, you may be following the U.S. teams in sports from women’s gymnastics to men’s basketball. But elsewhere in the world, the headlines are very different — and that includes the Asia Pacific.
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The Tokyo Olympics have been underway for nearly a week now. Events from gymnastics to surfing are producing headlines, but so is the coronavirus.
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Carissa Moore is the first woman to ever win a gold medal in surfing, which is making its Olympic debut in Tokyo. "The ocean has changed my life and I can't imagine my life without it," Moore said.
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The Conversation sat down with Fred Hemmings to discuss the evolution of surfing and his expectations for the Olympics.
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For some Native Hawaiians, surfing’s Olympic debut is both a celebration of a cultural touchstone invented by their ancestors, and an extension of the racial indignities seared into the history of the game and their homeland.
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A new book takes a look back at the history of surfing and the role of women in the sport—just in time for surfing's debut at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Duke Kahanamoku, the five-time medalist in swimming and Hawaiian icon revered as the godfather of modern surfing, first pushed for it to become an Olympic sport. Back then, the act of stylishly riding an ocean wave on a board in competition was virtually unknown outside of his native Hawai‘i.