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Surfing on the California coastline at dusk in Cardiff.

The 2020 Olympics will feature surfing, skateboarding, baseball, karate and more

The International Olympic Committee voted unanimously to add new sports to the official games roster, in an effort organizers hope will get young people pumped again about the event.

The 2020 Olympics will feature surfing, skateboarding, baseball, karate and more
A surf shop in the Philippines town Baler, where some surfing scenes from Apocalypse Now were filmed.

How Francis Ford Coppola helped bring surfing to the Philippines

How Francis Ford Coppola helped bring surfing to the Philippines
Marion Poizeau

In Iran, where the women school the men on surfing

In Iran, where the women school the men on surfing
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Surf's up...but in Iran? A talk with filmmaker Marion Poizeau

Surf's up...but in Iran? A talk with filmmaker Marion Poizeau
Brazilian surfer Guido Schäffer

A man known as the 'Surfer Angel' could be Brazil's next saint

A man known as the 'Surfer Angel' could be Brazil's next saint
Ishita Malaviya catches a wave along the west coast of India.

India's first female surfer takes on more than waves

Ishita Malaviya isn't just a surfer — she India's only professional female surfer. She pushes cultural boundaries with her surfing, and, when she's not competing, she's busy teaching Indian kids how to take to the waves at the Shaka Surf Club in the state of Karnataka.

India's first female surfer takes on more than waves