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Guatemala

Cristian Mendez Wins the Third Stop

Source: Asociación de Surf de Guatemala - www.asosurfguatemala.org

Defending National Champion, Cristian Méndez, won the third stop of the Guatemalan Surfing Tour that took place at Rancho Mar Maya beach on 18 July. The event was sanctioned and organized by the Guatemalan Surfing Association (ASOSURF for its initials in Spanish).

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Cristian Mendez (GUA) won the third stop. Photo: ASOSURF Guatemala

About the International Surfing Association

The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the World Governing Authority for Surfing. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running Open Division World Championships since 1964, Junior World Championships since 1980, and Masters World Championships since 2007. The ISA will hold the first Stand Up Paddle (SUP) World Championship and the first World Bodyboard Championship in 2011.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies of 64 countries on five continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided over by Fernando Aguerre (Argentina), first elected President in 1994 in Rio de Janeiro and re-elected seven times since. The ISA's three Vice-Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Mike Gerard (USA) and Kar�n Sierralta (Peru).

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