Vijayalakshmi irulappan

Tamil Nadu Surfing Association:  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.