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South Africa

South Africa Claims Team Bronze Medal at Billabong ISA World Surfing Games in Peru

Source: Surfing South Africa - www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za

Article published on 28 October, 2010

The South African surfing team claimed the team bronze medal by placing third amongst the 31 nations at the 2010 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games presented by Amarok of Volkswagen in Peru yesterday, matching the country's best result in foreign waters since winning the Gold medal in Durban in 2002.

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Chantelle Rautenbach (RSA), always a standout on the South African Team. Photo: ISA/Marotta

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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