SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's eight-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore will rejoin surfing's world tour next year, the second former title-holder to announce a return this week after Olympic gold medallist Carissa Moore said she was on the comeback.

Gilmore,37, stepped away from competition at the end of 2024, having competedat surfing's Olympic Games debut in Tokyo in 2021 andhaving won the last of her record-breaking eight titles in 2022.