Nias to host world surfing

Nias to host world surfing

JAKARTA (JP): Brazilian surfer Pui Pereira, world ranked 44th, is participating in the US$44,000 world championships in Sorake beach in Nias, North Sumatra.

The event started yesterday and will end on Saturday.

Sixty seven surfers, 55 of whom are foreigners, will participate in the championships, which has been acknowledged by the International Surfing Association.

Dahlan Nasution, chairman of the organizer, said as quoted by Antara that Americans Todd Holland and Corry Lopez, Vetea David of Tahiti, South African Paul Canning, Australians Michael Lowe and Beau Emerton and Japanese Takayuki Fukuchi will participate in the championships.

Nias is considered one of the best surfing places in the world, along with Hawaii, Australia and South Africa. (yan)