Mangaluru: The New Mangalore Port Authority ( NMPA ) will be the new title sponsors for the fifth Indian Open of Surfing (IOS), a premier national surfing competition sanctioned by the Surfing Federation of India (SFI) scheduled between May 31 and June 2 at the pristine Sasihithlu Beach in Mangaluru . The 2024 edition of the IOS event will be organised by the Surfing Swami Foundation and hosted by the local Mantra Surf Club under the aegis of SFI. Continuing with its record of attracting top corporate sponsorship for the IOS, the organisers also announced Karnataka Tourism as event partners for the fifth consecutive year.
The famous Cycle Pure Agarbatti have also been roped in as the ‘Powered by’ sponsors while Explurger has come onboard as a social media app partner exclusively for the very first time to empower the event. The fifth IOS is all set to showcase the talent and skills of top Indian surfers which include the likes of Ramesh Budihal, Kishore Kumar, Harish M, Srikanth D, and Manikandan D, Kamali Moorthy, Srishthi Selvam, and Sandhya Arun, as they compete for top honors in four different categories (Men & Women’s Open and Groms U-16 Boys & Girls) in the three-day surfing extravaganza. “We have eagerly awaited the moment to announce our partnership with the fifth Indian Open of Surfing.
The opportunity to support surfing, one of the fastest-growing water sports both nationally and globally, is something we could not pass up. Surfing holds transformative poten.
