Mangaluru, May 31 -- Tamil Nadu's teenage surfer Kamali Moorthy, who secured India's surfing quota for the upcoming Asian Games, completed a remarkable double by winning both the Women's Open and Surfing Juniors U-18 Girls titles at the finals of the seventh NMPA Indian Open of Surfing 2026.
The championship is one of the premier events on the national surfing calendar and serves as a key selection event for India's squad for the 2026 Asian Games. Another promising surfer from Tamil Nadu, Kishore Kumar, was crowned champion in the Men's Open category, while local favourite Pradeep Pujar secured Karnataka's only title of the championship by winning the Surfing Juniors U-18 Boys title. Harish P and Dhamayanthi Sriram also emerged victorious ...