QUIKSILVER ISA World Junior Surfing Championship 2005 & Events Calander

Event Name: Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships 2005
Event Place: Huntington Beach, California
Host: Surfing America
Eligibility: Any NGB in good standing with the ISA may send selected athletes to participate on their behalf.
Categories: Juniors (Under 18, Under 16, Girls Under 18

Schedule and Deadlines (Subject to Change):
October 6, 7: Team Arrival Dates
October 6, 7: Team Registration
October 7: Media Accreditation
October 7: Level 1 Judging Seminar
October 8: Opening Ceremony
October 8 - 16: Contest Dates
October 10: ISA AGM
October 16: Awards Ceremony
October 17, 18: Team Departure Dates

History of the ISA World Juniors Surfing Championships:

The ISA (International Surfing Association) was first established in 1964 as the ISF. In 1976 it became the ISA and today represents more than 50 national surfing federations on five continents.
The ISA is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the International Federation for all wave riding sports. Its two main events are the ISA World Surfing Games, held every other year since 1964, and the ISA World Junior Surfing Championships, which has been in the World Surfing Games since 1980. The first World Junior Surfing Championships were won by American Tom Curren.

In 2003 the ISA decided to consolidate all ISA junior events into an annual event. The inaugural annual ISA World Junior Surfing Championships was held in Durban, South Africa. The junior division was withdrawn from the biennial World Surfing Games and amalgamated with what was the Quiksilver World Grommet Titles into a single new event to provide a singular focus for world junior surfing.

The WJSC features U18 and U16 Boys World Championship Divisions as well as an U18 Girls World Championship Division. There is also an ISA CUP event, where 5 competitors from the top participating nations will battle it out in a tag-team format.

Source: International Surfing Association

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