ISA World SUP Champs kick off Sunday

ISA World Stand Up Paddle & Paddleboard Champs

International Surfing Association
Club Waikiki Miraflores, Lima Peru
24 February - 2 March 2013

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The Opening Ceremony Marks the Start of the World Championship at La Pampilla, Lima | espanol

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 24 February, 2013 : - - The International Surfing Association (ISA) is pleased to announce the 2013 ISA World Standup Paddle and Paddleboard Championship begins on Sunday. The Opening Ceremony will officially mark the start of the second annual World Championship in the beautiful coastal city of Miraflores, and will feature the ISA’s traditional Parade of Nations and Sands of the World Ceremony.

This ceremony allows each participating nation to come to the stage waving their national flag while pouring sand from their local beach into a glass container symbolizing the peaceful gathering of nations through the love of surfing.

“I’m very excited that all 23 National Teams have arrived and settled in the beautiful city of Miraflores in Lima, Peru, the cradle of Latin American surfing” remarked ISA President Fernando Aguerre. “With the Opening Ceremony on Sunday morning, followed by the first day of competition on Monday, all the athletes are excited and ready to compete for the Individual and Team Gold Medals.”

“The surf forecast is looking promising for the entire week with the swell peaking at 6-8ft,” added Aguerre. “Adjacent to the surf area is a calm bay where the SUP and Paddleboard racers will enjoy great conditions as well. Our hosts will be delivering an amazing Opening Ceremony to welcome all the National Delegations from around the world. I wish all the surfers the best of luck.”

ISA President Fernando Aguerre with the Sands of the World during the Opening Ceremony of the ISA’s inaugural World SUP and Paddleboard Championship in 2012.
As part of the Opening Ceremony, a unique presentation of the local and traditional Peruvian culture will be showcased.

The 2013 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship will be available to view on the live webcast at isawsuppc.com

Here is the schedule for the 2013 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Opening Ceremony live webcast

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Sunday, 11:30am Peru
Sunday, 8:30am West Coast USA
Sunday, 5:30pm Western Europe
Monday, 3:30am Sydney, Australia
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The Championship will feature the world’s best SUP Surfers and Racers, and Paddleboarders including the defending Team Champions, Australia. Also, returning to defend his Gold Medal in the SUP Distance Race will be Ten-time Molokai-to-Oahu Paddleboarding Champion, Jamie Mitchell, plus 2012 Gold Medalist in the Paddleboard Long Distance and Technical Races, Jordan Mercer. France’s Antoine Delpero will return to defend his Gold Medal in Men’s SUP Surfing, as well as many new countries that will look to cause major upsets.

The 2013 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship will officially begin on Sunday, February 24th with the Opening Ceremony, Parade of Nations and Sands of the World Ceremony that will be held at Lima’s Parque Kennedy. The following day, the first day of competition will kick-off at 8am local time.

Previous reports:
# 1 : Peru hosts ISA World SUP & Paddle Champs
# 2 : Teams named for ISA World SUP Champs
# 3 : Coming Soon
# 4 : Coming Soon

The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running the Open Division World Championship since 1964, the World Junior Surfing Championship since 1980, the World Masters Surfing Championship since 2007, the World Bodyboard Championship since 2011, the Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival in China, and the World Standup Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboard Championship beginning in 2012. The ISA also sanctions the World Kneeboard Titles and the World Tandem Surfing Championship, and will launch the World Longboard Championship in 2013.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies of 72 countries on five continents. Its headquarters are located in La Jolla, California. It is presided over by Fernando Aguerre (Argentina), first elected President in 1994 in Rio de Janeiro and re-elected seven times since. The ISA's four Vice-Presidents are Alan Atkins (AUS), Karín Sierralta (PER), Debbie Beacham (USA) and Layne Beachley (AUS).

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Source: ISA

Author: Jose Duarte Solis/Carlos Escaba

Tags: International Surfing Association, Stand Up Paddle, Peru

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