The I-World Surf League (WSL) namuhla imemezele izibuyekezo ezinkulu nezinguquko kuTours and Competitions yayo, kanye nokuhoxiswa kwesizini ye-2020 Championship Tour (CT) ngenxa Covid-19 ubhubhane.
I-WSL Ikhansela I-2020 Championship Tour
Njengoba impilo nokuphepha kwabasubathi, abalandeli, abasebenzi, kanye nemiphakathi yasendaweni kuhlale kuyizinto eziza kuqala enhlanganweni, futhi kucatshangelwa izinselelo zokuhamba kwamanye amazwe njengamanje, i-WSL ikhansele ngokusemthethweni amasizini ka-2020 CT and Qualifying Series (QS).
"Ngemuva kokucabangisisa kahle kanye nezingxoxo ezibanzi nababambe iqhaza ababalulekile, senze isinqumo sokukhansela amasizini e-2020 Championship Tour and Qualifying Series ngenxa yobhubhane lwe-COVID-19," kusho isikhulu se-WSL u-Erik Logan kuvidiyo ekhishwe eziteshini ze-WSL namuhla. “Nakuba sikholelwa ngokuqinile ukuthi ukuntweza ku-surfi kungenye yezemidlalo efaneleka kakhulu ukuthi umqhudelwano uqhutshwe ngokuphepha ngesikhathi se-COVID engaxazululiwe, siyakuhlonipha kakhulu ukukhathazeka okuqhubekayo kwabaningi emphakathini wethu njengoba umhlaba usebenza ukuxazulula lokhu.”
Uhambo lwango-2021 luzoqala ngoNovemba 2020 eMaui, eHawaii lwabesifazane futhi ngoDisemba 2020 e-Oahu, eHawaii lwabesilisa, kuncike ekugunyazweni kweSifundazwe saseHawaii kanye nezinhlaka zikahulumeni wendawo, kanye nemithethonqubo esebenzayo evumela ukuphepha. uhambo lamazwe aphesheya. Isizini ka-2021 CT izoqeda nge-'The WSL Finals,' Umcimbi omusha Wesihloko Somhlaba wosuku olulodwa ngoSepthemba 2021.
Ifomethi Entsha Yohambo Lobuqhawe yango-2021 nangaphezulu
I-2021 WSL Championship Tour izobona izinguquko ezibalulekile zefomethi.
- 'Ama-WSL Finals': Iziqu Zomhlaba Zabesilisa nabesifazane zizonqunywa emcimbini wosuku olulodwa, 'I-WSL Finals.' Abesifazane abahlanu abaphambili nabesilisa abahlanu abahamba phambili ngemuva kwesizini ye-CT yemicimbi engu-10 bazolwela izicoco zabo ngendlela entsha yokuphuma kwamagagasi kwelinye lamagagasi aphambili emhlabeni.
- Inombolo elinganayo yemicimbi ye-CT yabesifazane nabesilisa: I-CT yango-2021 izofaka imicimbi eyi-10 ngayinye kwabesifazane nabesilisa, inani elilinganayo lemicimbi okokuqala ngqa, lapho abesifazane bejoyina amadoda ukuntweza e-Teahupoʻo, eTahiti, okungelinye lamagagasi ahlaba umxhwele kakhulu futhi afuna ngamandla, okokuqala kusukela ngo-2006.
- Isikhathi sokuvakasha: Ngaphezu kokuklanywa kabusha kwe-CT, ishejuli izobuyekezwa ukuze kwakhiwe amasizini ahlukene phakathi kwe-CT ne-Challenger Series (CS). Kusukela ngo-2021, i-CS izoqala kusukela ngo-Agasti kuya kuDisemba. I-QS izoqhubeka kuze kube sekupheleni kukaJuni 2021 futhi inqume ukuthi ubani ofanelekele uchungechunge lwe-Challenger. Amaphuzu avela emicimbini ye-QS eqedwe ngo-2020 azodlulela ku-2021.
Lokhu kuziphendukela kwemvelo kube yingxenye yengxoxo yeminyaka eminingi, futhi umklamo wokugcina uwukubambisana phakathi kwabasubathi, ozakwethu, kanye ne-WSL.
“Ngijabule kakhulu ngalezi zinguquko zefomethi,” kusho umpetha we-WSL osenezikhathi ezimbili uTyler Wright. “Njengomuntu ochithe isikhathi esiningi ngaphandle elimele futhi esofeni eminyakeni embalwa edlule njengesibukeli esikhokhelwayo, nginomuzwa wokuthi ushintsho luhle futhi luyadingeka. Ukuthi i-Tahiti ibuye ohlelweni kuzoba mnandi futhi kuyinselele. Kuzosithatha iminyaka embalwa ukuthola izinyawo zethu nokuma endaweni yethu. Nokho, njengoba kuza isizukulwane esilandelayo sabesifazane abanamandla nabanekhono ngicabanga ukuthi maduze sizoba nochwepheshe baseTahiti.”
"Ifomethi ye-WSL, umugqa wesikhathi kanye nezibuyekezo zendawo zizokwenzela uhambo olujabulisayo nolushubile lwango-2021 kanye nokujaha iSihloko Somhlaba," kusho umpetha we-WSL osenesikhathi eside uJohn Florence. “Kuhle ukuba yingxenye ye-WSL, ikakhulukazi njengoba sithuthuka futhi sijwayelana nezinselelo ezintsha. Ngibheke ngabomvu ukuncintisana kulesi sikhathi esisha.”
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LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The 2021 CT will include 10 events each for both the women and the men, an equal number of events for the first time ever, with the women joining the men to surf at Teahupoʻo, Tahiti, one of the world's most iconic and demanding waves, for the first time since 2006.
- The 2021 tour will start in November 2020 in Maui, Hawaii for the women and in December 2020 in Oahu, Hawaii for the men, subject to the approval of the State of Hawaii and local government agencies, as well as effective protocols that allow for safe international travel.
- “After careful consideration and extensive discussions with key stakeholders, we have made the decision to cancel the 2020 Championship Tour and Qualifying Series seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said WSL CEO Erik Logan in a video released on WSL channels today.
