“Ride My Wave 2022”, the 6th edition of the international open surfing championship sponsored by Red Bull is scheduled to be held at Hikkaduwa seas in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka on January 29 and 30.
The event is open to amateur and pro surfers and is expected to stimulate the local community by bringing alive a contest of skills where local and international competitors go neck-to-neck in a two-day competition. A large number of foreign surfers will feature in this international event from 40 countries.
Red Bull aims to provide surfers the opportunity to showcase their talent as well as to promote the sport which is of wide global appeal through this programme. The surfer community in Sri Lanka, apart from contributing to the local economy via tourism, keeps the coast and surrounding environment in pristine condition – a fact that often goes unrecognized.
Sri Lanka has a strategic advantage as an island nation and thus can be promoted as a hub for surfing; in turn, generating foreign revenue as well as providing lucrative livelihoods to the surfing and coastal community.
“Our country has an ocean surrounding it. It’s demography ideal for suffering is the presence of different levels and types of waves for different levels of proficiency in the sport. Sri Lanka has so much potential to develop suffering into an elite sport,” Lakshitha Madushan said at a media briefing held at Shangrila Hotel on January 26. Lakshitha is a pro surfer from the Southern part of Sri Lanka and has won the ‘Ride My Wave’ championship on several occasions since 2016 with global acclaim.
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