Olympics-Surfing-Surfers ride wave of emotion to make Olympic history
By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read TOKYO (Reuters) - Four of the world’s top male surfers made history on Sunday morning as their sport made its long-awaited Olympic debut at the Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, with Brazil’s Italo Ferreira emerging victorious from the first heat. Slideshow ( 4 images ) “I’m so stoked, it’s a special event and I’ve been training a lot these last couple of months, I’m so glad to be here,” he told reporters after edging out Hiroto Ohhara, Leonardo Fioravanti and Leandro Usuna to qualify directly for the third round. Saturday’s lame waves for the final trai...