Mangaluru to host national championship

Mangalore to host the 5th edition of the Indian Open of Surfing (IOS), the nation’s premier surfing competition, feom May 31 to June 2.

Organized by the Surfing Swami Foundation and hosted by the Mantra Surf Club under the aegis of the Surfing Federation of India, this event will bring together the country’s top-ranked surfers at the iconic Sasihithlu Beach to showcase their skills in the three-day championship.

Some of the top names to be seen in action include the likes of Srikanth D, Surya P, Ajeesh Ali, Sivaraj Babu, Surya P, Kamali Moorthy, Ishita Malviya, Srishti Selvam.

The IOS will feature intense rivalries between surfers from the east and west coasts, with crucial ranking points on the line that will determine the surfers’ standings at the end of the season.