As part of the agreement, Eleven Sports has acquired highlights to the ISA’s premier events in 2017.

Among them is the World Surfing Games, which took place in French city Biarritz from May 20 to 28.

Others include the World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championships, scheduled to be held in Vorupør and Copenhagen in Denmark from September 1 to 10, and the World Junior Surfing Championships, which is set to be hosted by Japanese city Hyuga from September 23 to October 1.

Also on the list is the World Adaptive Surfing Championship in La Jolla in California from November 29 to December 3.

Done with the support of the ISA’s media distribution partner, Broadreach Media, it is claimed the deal continues the ISA’s drive to grow the visibility and reach of world class surfing events for national teams across the globe.

It follows the decision last August to include surfing on the Olympic sports programme for Tokyo 2020 and will see elite surfing and SUP competition broadcast in new territories.

"We are delighted to partner with Eleven Sports to bring exposure and visibility to ISA events in new territories and regions of the world," ISA President Fernando Aguerre said.

"Following on from our landmark inclusion onto the Olympic programme for Tokyo 2020, our sport has continued to benefit from increased interest and attention from broadcast media and we’re very pleased to welcome Eleven Sports to the global surfing family.

"We are excited to be showcasing our sport’s high performance and youthful energy to new and global audiences and offering a glimpse to those around the world of the unique atmosphere we will be bringing to Tokyo 2020."

Danny Menken, Eleven Sports’ group managing director, added: "We are very pleased to add more top international content across multiple markets from a contemporary sport at the forefront of youth engagement such as surfing.

"We are committed to providing great content for millennial viewers that they can relate to and feel a part of.

"Our partnership with the ISA to broadcast surfing - a sport on the rise globally and the latest addition to the Olympic Games - helps us achieve this goal."

In June, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President Yoshiro Mori visited the surfing venue where the sport will make its Olympic debut.

Surfing was added to the programme for the Games in the Japanese capital along with other first-time sports karate, skateboarding and climbing.

Baseball and softball will also make its return after being axed following Beijing 2008.

In December, Tsurigasaki Beach in Chiba prefecture was selected as the Olympic surfing venue.

Described as one of Japan's best-known surfing areas, the beach in Ichinomiya is located around 90 kilometres to the south-east of Tokyo.

Aguerre has consistently said that he has no concerns about the potential for a lack of waves at Tokyo 2020. 

Natural water was selected over artificial waves with competition at the Games due to take place between July 24 and August 9.

It has been claimed that the best time to surf in Japan is between late August and October.