Young Brazilian Team finishes 9th in the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games

The Brazilian team, the youngest of the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games, formed of only Junior athletes, finished an honorable 9th place in one of the biggest surfing events in the world.
Considering that Brazil typically medals in the team standings, 9th is an excellent result with such a young team.
The individual results were as follows:

Open Men
9- Miguel Pupo
9- Gabriel Medina
49- Marco Fernandez
57- Kristian Kimmerson

Open Women
9- Barbara Muller
25- Estefany Freitas

Longboard
21- Gabriel Nascimento
21- Rafael Cavalcanti

About the International Surfing Association (ISA)
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. 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 La Jolla, 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), Mike Gerard (USA) and Karín Sierralta (Peru).

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