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The 2008 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship

From 24 May, the world's top junior surfing stars are set to gather on France's southwest coast, where they will compete for the 2008 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.

Organised by the French Surfing Federation (FFS) with the support of the French Ministry of Sport, Youth and Health and sanctioned by the International Surfing Association (ISA), this major meeting on the surfing calendar is returning to France for the first time since 1992 (when it was held in Lacanau, and won by Chad Edser).

The ISA World Junior Surfing Championships is uniquely imbued with the Olympic spirit, as it is officially recognised by the IOC.

Unlike the formats commonly adopted for professional surfing competitions, the almost 300 competitors will be grouped into national teams, and will surf in official representation of their countries. In addition ...

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