Paris (AFP)
France's Johanne Defay qualified for the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, where surfing will begin, joining her friend Jeremy Flores.
His qualification for the quarter-finals of the Portuguese stage of the Championship Tour (CT) ensures him to finish in the Top 8 of the ranking of the World Surf League (WSL), eligible for the Games.
"It's great, I'm so happy and honored to hear this news and it's finally a reality, we've been talking about it so much for two years," said 25-year-old Johanne Defay, quoted in a French Federation statement surf.
Originally from Reunion Island, like Jérémy Flores who validated her ticket for Tokyo on Friday, she joined the world elite in 2014 where she always finished in the Top 10. World Nations Champion in 2017, she won four victories in Championship tour.
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