The World’s finest Stand-Up Paddlers, together with World No. 2 Spanish duo of Fernando Perez (Men’s) and Esperanza Barreras (Women’s) together with Bianca Toncelli, reigning SUP Junior Champion, and reigning nationwide champion Sekar Patchai are all set are set to showcase an exciting competitors on the nation’s first-ever International Stand-Up Paddling occasion, India Paddle Festival.
The three-day Stand-Up Paddling extravaganza is sanctioned by The Association of PaddleSurf Professionals World Tour (APP) – the official skilled World Championship Tour for the game of Stand-Up Paddling. The India Paddle Festival might be hosted on the pristine Sasihithulu seashore in Mangalore from eighth-tenth March 2024 whereas India’s first worldwide stand-up paddling competitors is being organized by the Surfing Swami Foundation and is introduced by Karnataka Government.
Bollywood superstar Suniel Shetty has come on board because the Ambassador for the India Paddle Festival. The occasion has additionally acquired robust help from the nation’s prime athletes like Indian cricketer KL Rahul and reigning world no.1 males’s doubles shuttler Chirag Shetty.
The inaugural India Paddle Festival will see a complete of 45 stand-up paddlers from the world over competing in 4 classes – Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Junior U-16 Boys, and Girls.
The India Paddle Festival might be a combination of sports activities, tradition and leisure, the main points which have been introduced at a Press Conference held in the town as we speak, which was attended by Tristan Boxford, CEO, APP World Tour, Dhananjaya Shetty, Chairman, and Surfing Swami Foundation.
Ambassador of the occasion, Bollywood famous person Suniel Shetty mentioned, “Big shout to Team Mantra (Mantra Surf Club), all the officials, and Goodwill Ambassador KL Rahul, and for bringing the fastest growing water sport to our shores. This is a great step, looking forward to many such events in Namma Mangaluru, the very best spot in the country for surfing and other water sports. Best wishes to all the athletes, participants, and organizers for making this event a great success.”
Goodwill ambassador of the occasion, Indian cricketer KL Rahul mentioned, “The first ever International Stand-up Paddle Championship is happening in one of my favourite cities in India, Mangaluru. Firstly, a big congratulations to the organizers and Mantra Surf Club, who have made this event possible. I have been following their work for some time now, and I feel proud that your hard work has maintained Mangaluru’s reputation.” Wishing all of the members, the perfect for the championships.”
Goodwill ambassador of the occasion, an Indian shuttler who is also a reigning world no.1 males’s doubles Chirag Shetty mentioned, “Congratulations and best wishes to Mangaluru and Mantra Team for hosting the first ever International Stand-up Paddle Championship on the Indian shores. This is going to be a great step toward promoting the fastest-growing water sport. My best wishes to all athletes, participants and organizers.”
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Speaking on the occasion, Tristan Boxford, CEO, of APP World Tour, mentioned, “It’s amazing to be here at the India Paddle Festival in Mangalore, India’s first ever International Stand-up Paddling event. We already have established ourselves across Europe, the Americas, Asia, the Pacific and the Middle East, and now we are looking at India as the next big growth market for the sport. We have been discussing with Surfing Swami and Mantra Surf School for many years now about the opportunity to bring something here and finally, we are embarking on this adventure together.”
He additional added, “Sasihisthilu is such a beautiful beach and a venue for Stand-up Paddling. And I hope to witness some intense competition over the weekend. We’ve got athletes from Denmark, Hungary, Spain, Korea, and Indonesia, all over the world to Thailand. We also have some top-class athletes like, Christian Anderson (Denmark) and world no. 2, Fernando Perez from Spain while on the women’s side, world no. 2 Esperanza Barreras is one of the fastest women in the world.”
Day 1 will start with a Yoga session, adopted by a Community/Pro SUP Paddle session. The primary occasion on the identical day would be the Juniors Race, scheduled for the night. The crowd might be entertained with the screening of It Is This, In Search of the Storm and Powerstar, which is an element of the movie competition that might be performed on all three days of the occasion. The heats and finals of the technical races for each women and men might be held on Day 2. The primary attraction of the India Paddle Festival, the dash races, might be held on the ultimate day together with the finals of the group race.
The Association of PaddleSurf Professionals World Tour (APP) introduced its entry in India with the nation’s first-ever International Stand-Up Paddling championship final month. The India Paddle Festival would be the first step in an thrilling new improvement journey for the group as a big development of the game in the area over the approaching years. Presented by Karnataka Tourism, and arranged by the Surfing Swami Foundation, the India Paddle Festival will welcome a variety of prime athletes from the APP World Tour, in addition to different aspiring professionals from the area.