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The foundation for this development was laid in July of this year as the ISA organized
Surf Level 1 Instructor and ISA/ILS Water Safety Courses in collaboration with the
Egyptian Surfing Association and Surf Camp Egypt. The development program
delivered by ISA Course Presenter Hans Van Den Broek (NED) trained and certified
the first Egyptian surf coaches at the ISA’s international standard. The ESA hopes to
upon this foundation to continue to grow the surfing community in Egypt, establish
additional Surf and SUP clubs, and certify more coaches and instructors.
The global growth of surfing is a key ISA objective and the organization is focussed
on the ongoing expansion of surfing across Africa. The continent has amazing and
expansive coastlines for surfing and great potential for surfing development and tourism.
With surfing’s growing popularity amongst the youth, the ISA believes the sport can
make a meaningful contribution to local economies and help fuel social development.
Many parts of Africa have a rich surfing tradition – for example, South Africa has been
a surfing stronghold for many years and, in addition to the many National Championships
held on a yearly basis, South Africa was the first African nation to host the ISA
World Championships with the edition in East London in 1978. The ISA since returned
to Durban in 2002 and 2003 for the ISA World Surfing Games and the ISA World Junior
Surfing Championship respectively.
In recent years, National Championships have also been held in Liberia, Ghana, Senegal,
The Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Sao Tome and Principe amongst other countries.
Fernando Aguerre, ISA President, said:
“We love the fact that we are welcoming one of the oldest
civilizations - Egypt – to the newest, coolest Olympic sport.
This is confirmation of surfing’s universal appeal and the
sport’s expansion in to new territories and continents.
We are fully committed to surfing’s continued global growth,
as more and more young people fall in love with the ocean
and every surfing and SUP discipline. Africa is a very important
continent for the ISA as we spread the joy of surfing to all parts
of the world and fulfil our mission to make our sport accessible
to everyone.
“With surfing confirmed in the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar in
, there will be a stronger spotlight on our sport in Africa, which
hope will inspire the next generation of Egyptians to participate in
all surfing disciplines. We would love to see Egyptian surfers
competing in the Youth Olympics soon.”
Omar Elsobky, ESA President, said:
“We are very excited to join the ISA. This is a big moment for the expanding Egyptian surf community and, following the sport’s amazing debut at the Tokyo Olympics, we believe we can harness this excitement and inspire many more to become surfing athletes.
“We want to see thousands of Egyptians – young and old, women and men – become passionate about surfing and the unique culture that is embedded into the sport. We have stunning coastlines and great waves for all levels so we look forward to developing an exciting surfing future for our country.” "
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