Surfing in Nepal and Bangladesh Grows in Popularity
A sport imbued with youthful values and energy, Surfing has a unique ability to connect with young people around the world. Following China that will compete in the ISA China Cup for the first time ever alongside Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru and South Africa, Nepal and Bangladesh have joined the ISA as its newest Member Federations, further driving the expansion of Surfing in Asia.
The growth of the sport in Asia has become a priority for the ISA as the organization aims to spread its core messages of respect, fair-play, excellence and innovation to more young people. Despite being a land locked country, there is a growing StandUp Paddle community in Nepal. Nepal National Surfing Association even did a StandUp Paddle Tour recently on Marshyangdi mountain river. By joining ISA, the association hopes to continue to provide motivation, hope and inspiration through Surfing, SUP and Adaptive Surfing.
The legendary freestyle windsurfing event on lake Neusiedl is back! Since 1998 the best Freestyle Windsurfers in the world travel down to the Austrian water sports capital to compete in the European Freestyle Pro Tour. This edition, taking place
between the 27th of April and the 1st of May, will be…
The Bangladesh Surf Club, the governing body for Surfing in the South Asian country, was formed in 2003 with the support of Surfing the Nations – a humanitarian Surfing organization. Jafar Alam, President of the Surf Club, has been instrumental in the growth of Surfing in Bangladesh providing many young people with an identity.
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Jafar Alam, the President of the Bangladesh Surf Club
“There is a growing Surf community in Bangladesh and there are now many young men and women who are Surfing regularly, participating in beach clean-ups, learning lifesaving skills and training beginner Surfers. Our members now identify themselves as Surfers no matter what social group they were born into. Joining the ISA will enable us to help even more people to develop a better future through Surfing,” comments Jafar.
The international top event this year is all about the new Olympic windsurfing class, foil windsurfing and wingfoiling. More than 300 world’s best windsurfers from 42 nations will compete in various foil classes on Lake Silvaplana.
The first of 16 GKA Kite World Tour events begins in Cape Verde this month.
Ten islands make up the archipelago of Cabo Verde which lies two hours south of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, due to their geographical location the islands are frequented with pumping swell and trade winds.
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