FIRST FEMALE OLYMPIC SURFER
Yang Siqi is set to make history as China’s first female surfer at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.
The 15-year-old secured her Olympic spot at the recent World Surfing Games (WSG) in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. This achievement ensures her place among the 24 women who will compete at the Paris Games.
Yang was introduced to surfing at the age of 9. In 2019, Yang made her international debut at the World Junior Surfing Championships, and then showed significant progress at the 2022 WSG. She ranked 31st out of over 130 female surfers at the 2023 WSG, but still failed to secure a ticket for Paris 2024 until
