Surf City Kicks Off El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games

2023-05-31 08:00:00

In the case of men, El Salvador will have participation until heat 12, with the surfer Porfirio Miranda, who will compete with the Brazilian, Gabriel Medina, and the Colombian Romeo Chávez; in the female branch, the Salvadoran participation will be in heat 7, with the surfer Fabiola Salmerón, who will compete with the Costa Rican, Nataly Bernold; the Mexican, Shelby Detmers; and the Saudi Arab, Shereen Mirza.

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Freedom. This Wednesday, May 31, the Surf City El Salvador ISA World Surfing Games begins, which is part of the qualification process for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, after the event was inaugurated by the relevant authorities.

The competitions divided into “heats” will begin at 8:00 am this Wednesday, May 31, in La Bocana, for the men’s branch, and in El Sunzal, for the women’s branch.

In the case of men, El Salvador will have participation until heat 12, with the surfer Porfirio Miranda, who will compete with the Brazilian, Gabriel Medina, and the Colombian Romeo Chávez; in the female branch, the Salvadoran participation will be in heat 7, with the surfer Fabiola Salmerón, who will compete with the Costa Rican, Nataly Bernold; the Mexican, Shelby Detmers; and the Saudi Arab, Shereen Mirza.

“Loving the sea is loving yourself, we are that energy that drives us to give everything for you and for surfing. Because when you come, you give everything and help us grow, to generate more work for our people, so that they know us more and more in the world and that they want to come to this country called El Salvador,” said the head of Tourism, Morena. Valdez, when welcoming the more than 60 delegations.

In this competition, the record for female participation is broken, which demonstrates the growth of female surfing on all continents of the world. Five countries are participating for the first time in this surfing competition: the Czech Republic, India, Latvia, Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago.

“Thanks to El Salvador and President Nayib Bukele for believing in this dream that surfing could help a country change. These magnificent waves, this beautiful climate and, above all, the quality of the people, are a blessing for our world”, commented the president of the ISA, Fernando Aguerre.

The correct security measures promoted by the Government of President Bukele, combined with the commitment to develop the tourism sector, have allowed the country to host important events organized by the International Surfing Association. This is the second time that the World Surfing Games has been organized on Salvadoran beaches, recognized the Salvadoran authorities.