Argentine and Ecuadorian surfing champions train in Panama

Two-time national champion in Argentina, Lucia Indurain and Dominic Barona, with five titles in Ecuador, They are the two biggest personalities in the world latin american surfing who are already in Panama compete in Pan American Surfing Games 2023″, which will be held at Santa Catalina Beach, Veraguas Province, from April 21 to 30.

A total of around 400 athletes from 20 countries are expected to participate in this event, which will also share 42 places in Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile 2023on the way to the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024.

Award-winning Latino surfers develop their technical strategy to face the waves Saint Catherinea, which they describe as complex, so they decided to come to it Panama to understand them better and for that, they also train in the company of the Panamanian champion, Samantha Alonso.

The Argentinian said that she arrived with her team at the end of March, but that she decided to stay to better study the waves, since South Pan Americaf is a very important event that gives first places to Chili.

Indurain represented his country in World Cup of the International Surfing Association, In addition, she was the WSL Junior Champion and was with the alternative classification for Olympic Games in Tokyo.

His main goal in Panama is to leave the flag of Argentina on top and reach the ladder Santiago.

for his part, Baron He said he decided to come early to fit in well with the waves. He added that the waves of Saint Catherine It will benefit everyone because few beaches have ideal conditions for surfing.

He emphasized that he is already here, Panama, 2013, World Cup competition and Latin American and recognized that the level of competitors for this pan american will be very high. A great show is expected and I am sure that everyone will be very happy to be in Santa Catalina, she added.

Among her achievements, she was champion of Bolivaria three times, twice more Pan American, ISA runner-upqualified for Tokyo 2021continental champion in 2022 and third place in the last edition of the competition pan american surfing, among others.

In the Panamericano in Santa Catalina, competitions will be held in Shortboard, Longboard and Stand Up Paddle Surf modalities, as well as a technical race (6 kilometers).