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- Joel Parkinson will leave the surfing world at the end of the year
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JUST hours after the Australian Joel Parkinson announced his retirement from competitive surfing, Kelly Slater He confirmed that he would not pursue an Olympic gold medal and that he planned to extend his career in 2019.
The GOAT of Surfing said that he would participate in the world tour of 2019 before retiring from the competition arena
Slater is at The J-Bay Open in South Africa competing in his first world tour since he suffered a foot injury that took him out of the tour during a good part of the year.
Like Parkinson, who will finish his Pipe Masters career in December, Slater, the 11-time world champion, plans to use the same Hawaiian event in 2019.
Slater, now 46, has won an extraordinary victory. 55 turn titles since his first success in 1992.
While he was the oldest surfer in the world, he was the youngest world champion of his sport at age 20. He won his last crown at 39 years old.
"He [Joel Parkinson] beat me Slater told commentators in South Africa during the night.
" I was already retired when Parko started on tour – literally. I think the first year he was touring was my first year in 2002.
"I will make an announcement.My basic plan is to put myself in really good health, to get ready for the month of. April of next year and make next year my last year on tour and finish with that. "
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