Nicaragua successful debut in the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games

For the first time in history, a Nicaraguan Surfing Team made it to the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games. This year they were held in the perfect waves of Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica, from August 1st through the 8th.
The Nicaraguan Surf Team was composed of five out of the eight athletes that make a full team.
The team placed individually as follows:

Open Men
65- Luis Chamorro
65- Rex Calderón
81- Mario Martínez
97- Augusto Chamorro

Longboard
49- José Espinoza

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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