Sekar Patchai, Monica Pugazharasu defend crowns in national surfing event

RAMESWARAM,: Surfers from Tamil Nadu ruled the roost as Sekar Patchai and Monica Pugazharasu successfully defended their titles in the Technical Men’s and Women’s categories respectively on Day 1 of the Palkbay Stand-Up Paddle (SUP) Challenge 2023. Sekar and Monica’s efforts helped the hosts Tamil Nadu sweep all four titles available on the day.

Competing at the Pirappanvalasi Beach here, Sekar recorded a timing of 13:22.30 mins in the 2km race while Manikandan M. of Tamil Nadu finished second with 13:32.07 mins. Santhosan S. of Tamil Nadu with a timing of 14:07.01 mins to complete a clean sweep in the event for the hosts.

Monica Pugazharasu successfully finished ahead of her competitors with a timing of 22:39.24. Vijayalakshmi Irulappan of Tamil Nadu finished a distant second with a timing of 27:56.04 mins while Karnataka’s Sinchana D Gowda completed the race in 29:50.90 mins to secure third place.

Local lad Naveen Anandi won the title in Sprint Mixed Groms (U-16) finishing the 200M race with a timing of 1:30.20 mins overcoming a tough challenge from Karnataka’s Akash Pujar who finished second with a timing of 1:30.70. Pravin Boomi, another local lad finished third in 1:35.73 mins in the same category.

The event is also supported by the Tamil Nadu Surfing Association, while QTT Adventure Sports Academy (Quest Academy) is the organising authority of the championship. IANS

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