Asian Surfing Championships 2024: India win silver medal in team event

India won a silver medal at the Maruhaba Cup, a team event, at the Asian Surfing Championships 2024 at Thulusdhoo, Maldives on Sunday.

In the final, Japan won the gold medal medal by a substantial margin, with a score of 58.40 ahead of India, who recorded a score of 24.13. Chinese Taipei (23.93) and China (22.10) placed third and fourth, respectively.

Earlier, the Indian team, consisting of Kamali P, Ajeesh Ali, Srikanth D and Sanjay Selvamani, secured first place in the Heat 2 semi-final with a total score of 32.16.

Chinese Taipei followed in second place with a team score of 29.70 while the Republic of Korea finished third with a score of 27.74 in the same semi-final.

India won the medal a day after securing their first-ever quota in surfing for the Asian Games on Saturday.

Both the Indian men’s and women’s surfing teams will compete at the Asian Games 2026, set to be hosted in Aichi-Nagoya in Japan.

Harish Muthu also left a major mark at the Asian Surfing Championships. He became the first Indian to qualify for the quarter-finals before falling short in a hard-fought contest.