Head to Mamallapuram to catch surfers in motion on the ASF Asian Surfing Championships 2025

Have you ever watched in awe as surfers, sleek and agile, tackle the waves on the Coromandel coast? Chennai’s many surf faculties at any given level of time, have a clutch of newbies attempting to grasp the fundamentals of this floor water sport alongside expert athletes who’ve received laurels during the last decade. 

As fascination for this sport continues to develop, the sandy shores of Mamallapuram that has nurtured this browsing revolution is all set to host the ASF(Asian Surfing Federation) Asian Surfing Championships 2025 from August 3 to 12. Supported by the Government of Tamil Nadu, the Department of Youth Welfare & Sports Development, and the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT), over 150 surfers from 20 Asian international locations will converge in Mamallapuram. 

“This is the primary time that India will host the Asian Surfing Championships and it’s a historic occasion for us. This is the ultimate qualifier for the 2026 Asian Games. The final two championships had been held in Maldives and this 12 months, we had been up towards Japan to host the occasion,” says Arun Vasu, President, Surfing Federation of India. 

Mahabalipuram, he says, proved to be the best vacation spot for the occasion given how constant the waves are, in addition to how accessible the place is for journey, lodging and different logistics for athletes from internationally. “For the final decade or so, we’ve been selling Tamil Nadu as a browsing vacation spot. This goes to be a implausible alternative for the browsing group right here, to see world-class athletes in motion,” Arun provides. 

Team India, which was put collectively after a rigorous choice course of has eight athletes from Tamil Nadu of the 12 staff members. Surfers from the twenty collaborating groups will compete within the Open Men, Open Women, Under 18 Boys and Under 18 Girls classes. 

For now, all hopes are pinned on good climate persisting all through the competitions. “Anyone can are available in and watch; they’ll go right down to the seaside proper in entrance of the Shore temple,” Arun says. 

The ASF Asian Surfing Championships 2025 will happen from August 3 to 12 in Mamallapuram. For additional particulars and the schedule, log onto surfingfederationofindia.org