Esperanza barreras

PaddleSurf Professionals World Tour: World’s best Stand-Up Paddlers, including World No. 2 Spanish duo of Fernando Perez (Men’s)and Esperanza Barreras (Women’s) along with Bianca Toncelli, reigning SUP Junior Champion, and reigning national champion Sekar Patchai are all set to showcase a thrilling competition at the country’s first-ever International Stand-Up Paddling event, India Paddle Festival.

The three- day Stand-Up Paddling extravaganza is sanctioned by The Association of PaddleSurf Professionals World Tour (APP)– the official professional World Championship Tour for the sport of Stand-Up Paddling. The India Paddle Festival will be hosted at the pristine Sasihithulu beach in Mangalore from 8th-10th March 2024 while India’s first international stand-up paddling competition is being organized by the Surfing Swami Foundation and is presented by Karnataka Government.

The inaugural India Paddle Festival will see a total of 45 stand-up paddlers from across the world competing in four categories – Men’s Open, Women’s Open, Junior U-16 Boys, and Girls.