Guatemala’s one-man team travels to Portugal

Henry Ambrosio, the Guatemalan Open division member, will be representing the “Chapines” country in Costa de Caparica’s waves, Portugal from October 11-19 in the ISA World Surfing Games.

Guatemala has competed in four of the six editions of the World Surfing Games. The country achieved its best result in 2004 in Salinas, Ecuador when they obtained the 24th position.

About International Surfing Association
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980. 

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since.  The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Maile Aguerre (Hawaii) and Mike Gerard (USA).

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