![]() ![]() “We send our heartfelt condolences to Katherine’s family, the surfers of El Salvador, and to all those in the international surfing community whose lives she touched.”įESASURF, ISA and El Salvador’s National Institute for Sport did not respond to CNN’s request for comment. Iconic California surfboard shaper Hap Jacobs dies at 91 “She excelled at the international competition level, representing her country with pride at both the ISA World Surfing Games and ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.Ĭalifornia surfer killed in apparent shark attack “Katherine embodied the joy and energy that make surfing so special and dear to us all, as a global ambassador of the sport,” the ISA said of the surfer, whose brother, Jose Diaz, is the president of the Salvadoran Surf Federation (FESASURF). The International Surfing Association (ISA) 2021 Surf City El Salvador World Surfing Games are set to be held from May 29 to June 6 at the La Bocana and El Sunzal beaches and will act as the final qualifying tournament for Tokyo 2020, where surfing will be making its debut Olympic appearance. A great athlete who has represented our country has left us, the Salvadoran. (Twitter/ISA) Katherine Diaz, El Salvador’s top surfer, who had been preparing for the sport’s Olympic debut this summer, has died after being struck by lightning. Olympic surfing hopeful Katherine Diaz, 22, killed by lightning while training Close Menu El Salvador surfer Katherine Diaz passed away at the age of 22 after being struck by lightning. ![]()
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