Surfing Federation of India Announce 3rd Edition of Indian Open Surfing

Karnataka Tourism comes on board as the title partner.

The Surfing Federation of India (SFI) – the governing body for the sport of Surfing & StandUp Paddle in India today announced the third edition of the Indian Open Surfing. The premier surfing competition of India, is recognised by the International Surfing Association and will be hosted by the Mantra Surf Club at the tranquil Panambur Beach, Mangalore, Karnataka from 27-29 May 2022.

The three-day competition will see participation from all the top surfers of India as per their rankings and will be a part of the Karnataka Surfing Festival. Karnataka Tourism has come on board with the tournament as the title partner, while Chennai based TT Group are the associate partner. Action Camera majors GoPro, are the Action Partners for the premier surfing competition. The competition will be played in three categories viz; men, women and groms (U16).

“We are excited to be associating with SFI for tournament as promoting the lesser-explored coasts in the state are of prime importance from the point of view of a thriving tourism economy. In such beautiful and serene parts of the state, this can really help to attract tourists from all over the country and also from abroad”, said Dr. Rajendra KV, IAS, Deputy Commissioner and Chairman District Tourism Development Committee, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada

With the Paris Olympics in sight, Mr. Arun Vasu, President, SFI recently met with the Hon'ble. Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Anurag Thakur in New Delhi. The minister has also assured the federation of all support in recognizing the Surfing Federation of India as a National Sports Federation.

Arun Vasu, President, the Surfing Federation of India, on the occasion said, “Our objective is to make surfing massive in India. India has a large coastline and some rare and wonderful beaches conducive to the sport of Surfing. Because of this, it is absolutely possible to make Surfing the most followed water sport in the country. Events such as the Indian Open will be a huge boost towards achieving this objective as well as cater to the needs of promoting adventure tourism into the state and the country”.

Mr. Ram Mohan Paranjpe, VP of SFI and host Mantra - "We are elated to be back after a long gap with the third edition of IOS and are looking forward to see some action on the west coast of India during pre-monsoon swell"

Mangalore has been the hub for surfers in India on the west coast and have hosted the competition since its inception in 2016. The Surfing Federation of India post the pandemic have worked tirelessly in promoting the sport and bring many small-scale tournaments to life in order to keep the athlete’s competition ready. 

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