THE Asian Surfing Championship will be hosted in the Maldives this September, the first time the islands will hold the Maldives Open.
Main sponsor of the event, state-owned Maldives Marketing & PR Corporation (MMPRC), yesterday signed an agreement with the Asian Surfing Championship and the local Maldives Bodyboarding Association.
At least 70 surfers from Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and the Maldives are taking part in the event, which will run from September 3-7 at the Adaaran Select Hudhuranfushi resort.
“The event will further position the Maldives as a sought-after surf destination in the global arena,” a spokesperson for the MMPRC said.
The Maldives attracts close to a million foreign visitors a year.
