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LIMA, Peru --- On a Peruvian beach, Argentina's passionate sports fans have been waving the country's sky-blue and white flag this week for a group of athletes looking to make a splash at next year's Tokyo Olympics. More known for its soccer players, ArgenArgentina’s surfers hoping to make waves at Olympics
LIMA, Peru --- On a Peruvian beach, Argentina's passionate sports fans have been waving the country's sky-blue and white flag this week for a group of athletes looking to make a splash at next year's Tokyo Olympics. More known for its soccer players, Argentina is also home to a wave of top-class surfers who are hoping to challenge traditional powerhouses Australia and the United States when the sport makes its Olympic debut in 2020. Those surfers include Latin American champion Ornella Pellizzari and two-time World Surfing Games winners Santiago Muniz and Leandro Usuna. They all competed Friday at the Pan American Games, where they can qualify for Tokyo. And watching from ...Keep on reading: Argentina’s surfers hoping to make waves at Olympics Read more