New Olympic sports: What you need to know about surfing
Video Credit: Yahoo News - Duration: 01:12s - Published
New Olympic sports: What you need to know about surfing
The sight of 40 surfers riding the waves at Tokyo 2020 will be another first for the Olympics.
Along with skateboarding, climbing and karate, surfing will be making its Olympic bow this summer.The competition will be held off the coast of Chiba to the south east of Tokyo over a period of four days.In the video above, get up to speed on one of the sports set to light up the Games.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by anti-terrorism police in France after he allegedly said on social media he wanted to "die a martyr" at the Olympic Games.. Sky News
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by anti-terrorism police in France after he said on social media he wanted to "die a martyr" at the Olympic Games in Paris.. Sky News
Olympic champion Adam Peaty calls for greater anti-doping transparency in sport after it emerged 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance.. BBC Sport
The World Anti-Doping Agency launches an independent review after 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at Tokyo 2020 despite failing drug tests. BBC Sport
The World Anti-Doping Agency launches an independent review after 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at Tokyo 2020 despite failing drug tests. BBC Sport
During a nighttime training flight, two Japanese navy helicopters, each carrying four crew members, crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo, possibly colliding with each other, according to the country's defence minister on Sunday. Tragically, one crew member recovered from the waters was later declared deceased, while rescuers continued to search for the remaining seven who were still missing. The incident occurred late Saturday near Torishima island, approximately 600 kilometres (370 miles) south of Tokyo, involving two SH-60K choppers from the Maritime Self-Defense Force, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara informed reporters.
#JapanHelicopterCrash #NavalTrainingTragedy #PacificOceanAccident #SH60sDisaster #JapaneseNavyLoss #TrainingExerciseTragedy #HelicopterCollision #NavalAviationIncident #PacificTrainingMishap #NavalAviationTragedy
~PR.152~ED.194~GR.125~HT.96~
Twenty-three Chinese swimmers tested positive before the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 but were cleared to compete after it was found to be caused by contamination. BBC Sport
As surfing makes its Olympic sport debut in Japan, CNN’s Will Ripley talks to members of the US surfing team about the challenges of making Olympic history during a pandemic.
![Police present security measures to safeguard immense Olympics opening ceremony [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240426/1373820914-Police-present-security-measures-to-safeguard-immense-Olympics.jpg)
![Paris security perimeter to be enforced week before 2024 Olympics opening ceremony [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240425/1373761558-Paris-security-perimeter-to-be-enforced-week-before.jpg)
![2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean during training, 1 dead | Oneindia [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20240421/1373317556-Japanese-navy-helicopters-crash-in-the-Pacific.jpg)
![Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart have ideas for new Olympic sports [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210727/2107271728-Snoop-Dogg-Kevin-Hart-have-ideas-for-new.jpg)
![Meet the members of Team USA's first-ever Surf team [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210726/2107262249-Meet-the-members-of-Team-USA-first.jpg)
![Making a splash: 2020 Tokyo Olympics welcomes 4 new sports [Video]](https://video.newsserve.net/300/v/20210722/2107222111-Making-splash-2020-Tokyo-Olympics-welcomes.jpg)
