Asian Games 2026: Kamali Moorthy to Lead India’s Surfing Debut In Aichi-Nagoya
Kamali Moorthy will lead India’s four-member debut surfing squad as the sport makes its Asian Games debut and offers 2028 Olympic quota places.
- Kamali Moorthy will lead India's first Asian Games surfing team at Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Japan, beginning the country's debut campaign at Pacific Long Beach in Tahara on September 25.
- Moorthy earned selection after competing at the 2024 Asian Surfing Championships in the Maldives, where her performance helped India qualify for surfing at the continental event.
- A 24-minute short film directed by London-based New Zealander Sasha Rainbow captured Moorthy's story with her single mother Suganthi. The film earned a 2020 British Academy Film Awards nomination and an Oscar shortlist.
- The Asian Games competition features top surfers from Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, with the event offering quota places for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
- "I have worked so hard to reach this stage," Moorthy told SAI Media, crediting endless training and sacrifice for making this historic Asian Games opportunity possible.
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Asian Games 2026: Kamali Moorthy to Lead India’s Surfing Debut In Aichi-Nagoya
Kamali Moorthy will lead India’s first Asian Games surfing team at Aichi-Nagoya 2026. The Mahabalipuram surfer, India’s No. 1 in women’s shortboard surfing, begins the campaign in Japan as surfing makes its Asian Games debut.
From reel to real, surfer Kamali Moorthy all set to test the waves at Asian Games 2026
Kamali Moorthy is India’s No. 1 in women’s shortboard surfing and will lead the campaign at Aichi-Nagoya. Mahabalipuram’s Kamali and her mother had inspired a 24-minute short film that won a nomination at the 2020 British Academy Film Awards.
Asian Games surfing 2026: From reel to real, surfer Kamali Moorthy all set to test the waves
Seventeen-year-old surfing prodigy Kamali Moorthy from Mahabalipuram is set to represent India at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan as part of the country's first-ever national surfing squad. Overcoming personal hardships alongside her single mother, the multi-title national champion aims to deliver a standout performance as the sport makes its debut at the Games.
From reel to real, surfer Kamali Moorthy all set to test the waves at Asian Games 2026 - The Tribune
Just like the waves, the roller-coaster life of Kamali and her single mother, Suganthi from a fishing village in the coastal town of Mahabalipuram, will be back in focus, and India’s number one in women’s shortboard surfing can’t wait for the huge break at the Asian Games.
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