Panamanians watch the action at the World Junior Surfing Championships in Brazil

The top six promising male Panamanian surfers will see action this weekend, between Saturday and Sunday, at ISA World Junior Surfing Championsip, what is done in Rio de Janeiro Braziluntil next December 3.

is around Teo Gale Grani, Diego Sánchez and José Alexander López, who compete on the short board in the U18 category and Víctor Camarena, Andrés Castillero and Moisés Zebede, who do it in the U16, led by coach and athlete Agustín Cedeño, who has been working with the younger categories since 2021, and in recent years has been an assistant coach of the national team.

The inauguration of this important World Cup event took place last Friday and it was a responsibility Theo Gale to be the flag bearer of the Panamanian delegation; while Castillero took Teta Beach National Arena.

Competitions start this Saturday at Macumba Beach in Rio de Janeiro. On this day, all the series in the under-16 category are played and Castillero has to compete against the Australian Ricco Haybittle and a Colombian Romeo Chávez in the 5th round; Víctor Camarena vs. Colombian Kahlil Piñeres and the American Rex Hinnings in the 12th and in the 25th round of Zebede against the Australian Kash Brown and German Noah Hoch.

On Sunday, all series of the U-18 category take place, López will test his surfing against the American Titus Santuccme and Dutchman Hugo Meek in round 12; Teo Gale against the American Luccas Owston and the Chilean Noel de la Torre in the 21st round, and in the 24th round Sánchez will do it against the American Cole McCaffray and Dutchman Olaf Balhuizen.

Portal of ISA World Junior notes that 33 of the 40 surfers at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have previously competed at the WJSC, 16 of whom won medals, including a two-time world champion ISA Junior Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA). It should also be noted that the current champions, the team of Hawaiithey will be looking to defend their title, which will bring them close to the Australian record of seven.