The three-day surfing competition will see all the top ranked surfers from India participate. The Government of Karnataka has extended its support to this event for the fifth consecutive time. The competition will consist of four categories: Men's Open, Women's Open, Groms (U-16) Boys, and Groms (U-16) Girls.
IOS 2024 will be the second stop of the National Championship series of the calendar year, after the International Surfing Festival Kerala 2024 held at the beautiful rock beach of Varkala in March.
There will be intense rivalries between surfers from the East and West coasts at IOS, as these championships will carry important ranking points that will determine the surfers' standings at the end of the season.“We are delighted to extend our support to the Surfing Swami Foundation and Mantra Surf Club – the organizers of the Indian Open O Surfing under the aegis of the Indian Surfing Federation. They are doing a fantastic job of promoting the less explored beaches of our state and boosting our tourism economy”, said Sai Mullai Muhillan, Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada.
"Hosting a national level competition in such a beautiful and serene part of the state can attract more visitors from different parts of the country," he said.
Surfing Federation of India President Arun Vasu said at the announcements, “Our goal is simple, we want to take India to the top in surfing. After a successful start to the National Series in Kerala, we are delighted to continue the Championship in Mangaluru before the Championship tour moves to the east coast.,
Ramesh Budihal, Harish M, Srikanth D, and Manikandan M will be keeping an eye on the surfers in the men's category who had an exceptional performance at the recent National Championships held in Kerala. In the women's category, Kamal Murthy, Srishti Selvam and Sandhya Arun are among the participants competing for the top honours. All eyes will be on Kishore Kumar, who has surprised everyone with his recent performance.
SFI Vice President and Mantra Surf Club Director Rammohan Paranjape said, “We are looking forward to a really good performance from all the top surfers in the country and a very close competitive battle between the best, the last two editions of the IO have produced the best action. Have done." With the finale finally nearing, let's hope for solid progress and good weather.,
In the first championship of the calendar year (International Surfing Festival Kerala), Ramesh Budihal and Kamali P emerged victorious in the men's and women's open categories respectively, while Kishore Kumar won the Groms 16 and Under Boys with a high score of 14.73.
IOS 2024 will be the second stop of the National Championship series of the calendar year, after the International Surfing Festival Kerala 2024 held at the beautiful rock beach of Varkala in March.
There will be intense rivalries between surfers from the East and West coasts at IOS, as these championships will carry important ranking points that will determine the surfers' standings at the end of the season.“We are delighted to extend our support to the Surfing Swami Foundation and Mantra Surf Club – the organizers of the Indian Open O Surfing under the aegis of the Indian Surfing Federation. They are doing a fantastic job of promoting the less explored beaches of our state and boosting our tourism economy”, said Sai Mullai Muhillan, Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada.
"Hosting a national level competition in such a beautiful and serene part of the state can attract more visitors from different parts of the country," he said.
Surfing Federation of India President Arun Vasu said at the announcements, “Our goal is simple, we want to take India to the top in surfing. After a successful start to the National Series in Kerala, we are delighted to continue the Championship in Mangaluru before the Championship tour moves to the east coast.,
Ramesh Budihal, Harish M, Srikanth D, and Manikandan M will be keeping an eye on the surfers in the men's category who had an exceptional performance at the recent National Championships held in Kerala. In the women's category, Kamal Murthy, Srishti Selvam and Sandhya Arun are among the participants competing for the top honours. All eyes will be on Kishore Kumar, who has surprised everyone with his recent performance.
SFI Vice President and Mantra Surf Club Director Rammohan Paranjape said, “We are looking forward to a really good performance from all the top surfers in the country and a very close competitive battle between the best, the last two editions of the IO have produced the best action. Have done." With the finale finally nearing, let's hope for solid progress and good weather.,
In the first championship of the calendar year (International Surfing Festival Kerala), Ramesh Budihal and Kamali P emerged victorious in the men's and women's open categories respectively, while Kishore Kumar won the Groms 16 and Under Boys with a high score of 14.73.
