“It also shows us that here, all of us, the United Nations surfing, we show the world what it means to live in peace without discrimination for any reason.”
Aguerre advised the participating athletes to enjoy the competition, as they are the selected surfers who are qualifying for wave surfing’s second Olympic Games in history – the first time wave surfing will be contested at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021.
“The dream of Olympic surfing was just a dream a few decades ago, but today it is a reality. For me it was an impossible dream. Many times. But I, like you, kept paddling my board, and it became a reality,” Aguerre said.