Surfing

Kelly Slater admits 'strange feeling' in competing with less known surfers

The 11-time world champion is one of the stars at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games in Miyazaki, Japan. But having surfers from a record... 55 nations gathered gave the Tokyo 2020 hopeful a very different experience to the normal events on the WSL tour.

Surfing

Kelly Slater admits 'strange feeling' in competing with less known surfers

Name: Kelly Slater talks about competing against less famous surfers
Uploaded: 2019-09-12T17:30:57.000Z
Duration: 2 min 2 s
Description: Surfers from all around the world are excited to ride waves along the American star, who's looking to qualify for Tokyo 2020.

The 11-time world champion is one of the stars at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games in Miyazaki, Japan. But having surfers from a record... 55 nations gathered gave the Tokyo 2020 hopeful a very different experience to the normal events on the WSL tour.

Kelly Slater admits 'strange feeling' in competing with less known surfers

Kelly Slater admits 'strange feeling' in competing with less known surfers

Related content

Stolen passport, typhoon, borrowed surfboard, and denim shorts: Italo Ferreira's miracle heat at the ISA World Surfing Games

Five reasons you can't miss the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games!

How the race for Tokyo 2020 surf qualifying looks right now

Tour the Tokyo 2020 surf town with home hero and Japan hopeful Miyu Furukawa