World surfing tour elite head to Australia to face COVID-19 quarantine before WSL events
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Surfing s biggest names arrive in Australia next week under strict pandemic protocols.
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In a massive logistical feat, surfers from across the world are heading to Australia to face a two-week COVID-19 lockdown ahead of the world surfing tour, which is due to start on April 1.
Key points:
108 surfers, support staff and World Surf League officials will go into a 14-day lockdown
The number of spectators at the Newcastle event will be capped at 3,000
The overseas competitors many coming from coronavirus hotspots around the world face a tough few weeks of isolation, travel, and quarantine, which has led some to predict the local Australian surfers will gain a slight competitive advantage.
Champion surfers not exactly the indoors types will need creative training ideas when they arrive to face a two-week hotel lockdown ahead of the first world surfing tour event.