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Team
Surf managed to enter in place 6 of the top ten in
World Surfing Games
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff The National Surf Team of Costa Rica announced the national team managed to be in the top six of the semi-final round in the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games, taking place in Miyazaki, Japan. "In the competition, the surfer Brisa Hennessy, beat Caroline Marks from the U.S. and Nikki Van Dijk from Australia," said the Federation in its statement. Today, Wednesday, it will be the turn to compete for Carlos Muñoz, Jair Pérez, and Noe Mar. Those who will compete against Kanoa Igarashi and Kelly Slater of the U.S. team. These heats will take place from 8:40 pm Costa Rica time and can be seen live on the ISAsurf.org site here.* According to the Federation, the Top 10 countries as of Tuesday were: 1. Brazil 2. Peru 3. The U.S. 4. Australia 5. South Africa 6. Costa Rica 7. Spain 8. France 9. Japan 10. New Zealand The Costa Rica team competition will be broadcast online today at the IsaSurf.org site here.* As A.M. Costa Rica reported on September 6, the Costa Rica Surf Team is competing against 55 teams of other countries. According to organizers event will unite 240 athletes to pursue their dreams of qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.  The Costa Rican team, chosen by coach Jim Hogan, are Jair Pérez, Noe Mar McGonagle, Carlos Muñoz, Eva Woodland, Leilani McGonagle, and Brisa Hennessy. The goal for the team is to occupy a space in the Top 10 in the world. Brisa Hennessy was interviewed by the World Surfing Games to include in the promotional material for the games. The video interview: Costa Rican Olympic Dream Brisa Hennessy, can be found at the official games site here.* In August, the deputies of the Legislative Assembly voted in the first round in favor of bill No. 21.241, to declare the third Saturday of October as Surf National Day, in addition to declaring this sport as a public interest. More information on the Costa Rica team competition may be reached at Surf Federation site here.* ------------------------ Have you seen any of the members of team A, during local surfing competitions in your community? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com |
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