No more fitting words could never have been said. Diaz was hoping to make the team for the Tokyo Games, where surfing is included for the first time. Sadly, we will never get to see what could have become of such a promising career for such a positive force in the world of surfing. Katherine Diaz: Olympic-hopeful surfer killed by lightning at El Salvador beach. 'Katherine embodied the joy and energy that make surfing so special and dear to us all, as a global ambassador of the sport,' the ISA said of the surfer, whose brother, Jose Diaz, is the president. “We send our heartfelt condolences to Katherine’s family, the surfers of El Salvador, and to all those in the international surfing community whose lives she touched.”
She excelled at the international competition level, representing her country with pride at both the ISA World Surfing Games and ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.” “Katherine Diaz embodied the joy and energy that make surfing so special and dear to us all, as a global ambassador of the sport. In their statement about Diaz’s passing, the International Surfing Association (ISA) paid tribute with the following words: She had recently represented the country in the World Surfing Games, and was apparently competing since a very young age, as evidenced by an appearance at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship. Katherine Diaz was set to compete in the ISA World Surf Games in May in order to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics later just this summer and was a beloved fixture in the El Salvador surfing community.
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