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Surfing instructor Godpower Tamarakuro Pekipuma in Lagos, Nigeria.
Sports
‘Walking on water’: Surfing makes waves in Nigeria
Team USA Hawaiian surfer Carissa Moore practices for a World Surf League competition at Surf Ranch on Tuesday in Lemoore, California, on  June 15, 2021.
Tokyo Olympics
Hawaiians highlight surfing’s cultural roots as it makes its Olympic debut
A woman riding a wave
An Olympic hopeful from Senegal hopes to inspire more black women to surf
close up of Maya Gabeira surfing
Sports
Brazil’s Maya Gabeira conquers 68-foot wave and Guinness World Record
Moroccan surfer Meryem El Gardoum standing on a beach, looks directly at the camera.
Culture
Shredding the patriarchy: Two Moroccan women just surfed onto the world stage
Sports
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.
Culture
How Francis Ford Coppola helped bring surfing to the Philippines
Sports
These girls redefine what it means to play like a girl. And they’re crushing it
Surfing in Iran 4
Sports
Surf’s up…but in Iran? A talk with filmmaker Marion Poizeau
Marion Poizeau
Education
In Iran, where the women school the men on surfing
A slushy wave off the coast of Nantucket, in Massachusetts
Environment
What a frozen day at the beach looks like when the waves turn to slush
Brazilian surfer Guido Schäffer
Belief
A man known as the ‘Surfer Angel’ could be Brazil’s next saint
Culture
Death and sadness after a stampede outside a Cairo soccer stadium
Langur monkeys follow their handler at the forecourt of India's presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi September 21, 2012.
Global Scan
India is hiring 40 ‘young people’ to act like monkeys in Parliament
Ishita Malaviya catches a wave along the west coast of India.
Culture
India’s first female surfer takes on more than waves
Ishita Malaviya catches a wave along the west coast of India.
Culture
India’s first female surfer takes on more than waves
Arts, Culture & Media
Documenting the world’s monster waves
Arts, Culture & Media
Duct Tape Surfing
Environment
Surfer Garrett McNamara Catches Monster Portuguese Wave
Sports
Irish Woman Surfs in Iran Wearing Hijab Wetsuit
Audio Essay: How The Beach Boys Became Cool
Arts, Culture & Media
Couch Surfing Goes Mainstream
Sports
Volcano Boarding in Nicaragua
Sports
River Surfing in Munich
Arts, Culture & Media
An Island with Tidal Bores
Science Note  ? Surfing Crocodiles
The Wave
South Africa Shark Spotters
South Africa Shark Spotters
The Living on Earth Almanac
Conflict & Justice
Riding the Waves in the Windy City
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
Arts, Culture & Media
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