GWA Wingfoil World Tour | Qualifying Series & Partnership Program Launch!
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Ensuring sustainable foundations and professional pathways for the future: Launching in 2022, the GWA Wingfoil World Tour Qualifying Series (QS) will establish a progressive, supporting structure for athletes, national associations and youth development programs worldwide.
To ensure the current emphatic growth of wingfoiling, the QS series will help nurture the safe and accessible development of the sport, from grassroots through to elite World Cup competitions.
The QS Partnership Program will help national associations launch and develop sustainably at its core. At the same time, the Qualifying Series of events will offer an exciting opportunity for the most promising riders to compete on the GWA Wingfoil World throughout the 2023 season.
Qualifying Series events in the 2022 schedule include Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Germany, USA and Brazil, with more locations to be confirmed soon. Each event will be promoted through GWA Wingfoil World Tour media channels and via the GWA industry member brands’ networks.
At the end of the 2022 season, the top five ranked male and female riders in the Qualifying Series will qualify for the full GWA Wingfoil World Tour in 2023.
Read the full press release for details, including the already packed 2022 QS event calendar.
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