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Japan

5th All Japan Surfing Grand Champion Games 2011

By Hiro Takazawa - Nippon Surfing Association - www.nsa-surf.org

29 – 30 October 2011, Heisaura, Chiba

The invitational event, 5th All Japan Surfing Grand Champion Games 2011 took place in Heisaura, Chiba. All athletes were invited based on the NSA point ranking system, and only top competitors were given the chance to compete.

The final ranking and season winners are confirmed after the event.

Men’s Open division winner, Shun Murakami, will participate in ISA World Junior Surfing Championship 2012. This will be his first opportunity to compete as a member of the Japanese National Team in the ISA World Championship Event.

ISA World Bodyboard Championship 2011

29 November – 4 December, 2011

Galdar, Gran Canaria

Team Japan

Open

Hayato Enokido

Yoshitada Kondo

Open Women

Ayako Sato

U18

Soichiro Kume

Drop Knee

Yusuke Kawana

Shun Murakami (JPN) won the All Japan Surfing Championship. Photo: NSA

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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