The third edition of the Indian Open Surfing or National Surfing Championship 2022 will be held at Panambur beach near Mangalore for three days starting May 27. Over 70 top surfers from across India have confirmed their participation in the event, which is being organised by Surfing Federation of India and Mantra Surf Club and supported by the Department of Tourism of Karnataka. Surfers will compete in two disciplines — Surfing and Stand Up Paddling —across different categories — Male Open, Female Open, Male and Female Groms (U – 16), Male 17 + Surf.

Arun Vasu, president of Surfing Federation of India, said: “This edition of Indian Open will be more focused on having a structured contest based on the performances of the previous events. It is encouraging to see how the participation has spread across various places and is not concentrated to one place.