PANAJI
Goa's Sugar Banarse scored the highest points in the women’s open category, gathering a total of 10.17, at the ongoing 4th Indian Open of Surfing in Mangalore.
Under tough and challenging conditions, Tamil Nadu surfers stood tall to dominate the proceedings on day two of the competition. The men’s open category will see a Tamil Nadu semifinal on Saturday. Karnataka’s Sinchana Gowda and Pradeep Pujar kept the hosts’ hopes afloat as they booked their slot in the finals of Women’s Open and Groms (16 and Under) Boys categories respectively.
The highlight of the day however were Tamil Nadu surfers Srikanth D and Kishore Kumar (13 points) as the former managed to score the highest points in the men’s open category while the latter managed 11.67 points, the highest in the Groms (16 & Under Boys Categories).
The three-day premier surfing competition of India which is being hosted by Mantra Surf Club at Sashithlu beach, Mangalore, Karnataka is the official national championship of the Surfing Federation of India and recognised by the International Surfing Association.
