Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Surfing - Men's Shortboard - Quarterfinals - Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach, Tokyo, Japan - July 27, 2021. Kanoa Igarashi of Japan shakes hands with Kolohe Andino of the United States after competing in Heat 1 REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
ICHINOMIYA, Japan (Reuters) -Brazil's Italo Ferreira and American Carissa Moore overcame challenging conditions in brilliant style to win historic first Olympic surfing gold medals at the Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach on Tuesday.
Ferreira recovered from breaking his board on the first wave to beat Japan's Kanoa Igarashi in the final, while Moore out-classed South African outsider Briana Buitendag to secure victory in the women's event.
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