Olympics: Japanese trio advance to surfing quarterfinals

Japanese surfers Kanoa Igarashi, Hiroto Ohhara and Amuro Tsuzuki moved into the last eight of the Tokyo Games surfing competition Monday in the third-round heats of the new Olympic sport.After a 90-minute delay due to the low tide and shifting weather at Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, Igarashi capitalized on his chances in heavy but messy conditions to beat Rio Waida of Indonesia by two points to move into the quarterfinals.It was Igarashi who got the score when it counted, the dual-citizen of Japan and the U.S. booking an 8.0-point ride on his third scoring wave and finding a 6.0-point second …READ FULL ARTICLE