Surfing is one of four sports to be introduced in Tokyo

A panel of judges determines the winners, with scoring based on the type and difficulty of manoeuvres performed, along with speed, power and flow

Floater Surfer rides up a breaking wave then floats down with the foam onto the clean face of the wave

Ride up face of

breaking wave

Climb over lip of

crumbling wave

Wave breaks

beneath

board

Compress down

on landing

Float down

with foam

Cut-back Surfer turns from the top to the bottom of a breaking wave and back up to the crest of the wave

Push back

on heels

Turn

into the wave

Speed up using

power of the turn

Reconnect with

breaking part of wave

Ride out with

the white water

Floater Surfer rides up a breaking wave then floats down with the foam onto the clean face of the wave

Climb over lip of

crumbling wave

Wave breaks

beneath board

Float down

with foam

Ride up face of

breaking wave

Compress down

on landing

Cut-back Surfer turns from the top to the bottom of a breaking wave and back up to the crest of the wave

Reconnect with

breaking part of wave

Push back

on heels

Turn

into the wave

Speed up using

power of the turn

Ride out with

the white water