Olympics-Australia's Fitzgibbon takes World Surfing Games gold in Tokyo tonic
Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbons has continued her encouraging buildup to the Tokyo Olympics, grabbing gold in the ISA World Surfing Games event in El Salvador. The World Surfing Games was the final qualifying event ahead of the Tokyo Games, where surfing will make its Olympic debut. France's Joan Duru won the men's gold.
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Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbons has continued her encouraging buildup to the Tokyo Olympics, grabbing gold in the ISA World Surfing Games event in El Salvador. The win at Surf City comes two weeks after the 30-year-old clinched the World Surf League title at Rottnest Island in Western Australia.
"This is a great runway heading into Tokyo 2020," said Fitzgibbons, who became the event's first three-time winner in an individual category. "This event has been an unreal platform to test our mental strength."
Fitzgibbons won gold with a score of 14.10 points, finishing clear of Portuguese surfers Yolanda Sequeira (9.20) and Teresa Bonvalot (9.04), and Peru's Daniella Rosas in the four-woman final. The World Surfing Games was the final qualifying event ahead of the Tokyo Games, where surfing will make its Olympic debut.
France's Joan Duru won the men's gold. Japan’s Hiroto Ohhara beat compatriot Shun Murakami in the men's repechage final to become the last of the 40 surfers to qualify for the Olympics.
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