Last month the city of Ras Sudr witnessed the National Kitesurfing Championship under the supervision and organization of the Egyptian Federation for Sailing and Water Ski ESWF, at 360 Sudr. The ESWF organized a 3-day training camp prior to the competition as part of the Federation’s prep for the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers.
Twenty-eight players, mostly from the governorates of South Sinai and the Red Sea, participated in the nationals. Kitesurfing is considered to be the link between the youth of those coastal provinces, and accordingly, the top places in all disciplines were taken by young players from these areas.
Green Sudr Hotel hosted the organizing committees and players, Cairo West Magazine was media sponsor of the event, while radio presenter Mohamed Badrawy emceed the competition.
The championship continued for several days, and the racing management team succeeded in running 8 races in the TT:R model and 10 races in the Foil Racing model. The competition hosted the former 2-time world champion Youri Zoon, encouraging the players to showcase all their exhibition skills and talents to the public.
The closing ceremony was attended by Eng. Amr Abu Al-Saud, President of the ESWF, as well as members of the Federation’s Board of Directors Eng. Ahmed Habash and Eng. Karim Suleiman.
Results:
Foil Racing Model
First place: Ahmed Talaat
Second place: Ashraf Luxer
Third place: Ahmed Shaker
TT: R Model
First place: Mohamed Diab
Second place: Yasser Boudhoun
Third place: Sarah Sadiq
Free Style Men
First place: Amr Madrak
Second place: Mohamed Ahmed
Third place: Mohamed Madrak
Under 16 years-old
First place: Ahmed Eid
Second place: Ali Badawy
Third place: Abdullah Muhammad
