Twelve year old Yasin Ahmed Nashid wins first place in the Under 16 and Under 14 category of the Sea Sports’ National Junior Surfing Championship while Sayyid Salaahudheen wins first place in the Under 18 category.
Yasin, who had clinched the first place in the Under 16 category last year too, scored 7.25 points and five points, securing a total of 12.25 points in the final heat of the Under 16 category held on Friday afternoon. Sayyid, his competitor in this category, scored 9.75 points.
Yoosuf Kayan Hamdan Zaki, who was pitted against Yasin in the semi-finals, and Nooh Mohamad Duneim Irshad, who competed with Sayyid, finished third in the same age group.
Yasin won the Under 14 title with a total score of 12.75 after a competitive heat to overtake Kayan. Yasin scored 5.50 points for his first wave and 7.25 for the second wave. Kayan's tally of 6.50 and 4.50 in the heats took a total of 11 points.
Ahmed Aal Adil and Nooh secured the third position in this age group. In the semi-finals, Aal scored 3.90 points against Yasin, who reached the final with a total score of 13.50 points. Kayan advanced to the final with a total score of 7.85 points against Nooh, who scored 4.15 points.
Sayyid won the Under 18 title with a score of 10.50 in the final heat to overtake Mohammad Zayan, who scored 9.25 points in this heat.
Sayyid advanced to the final in this age group with a score of 10.25, surpassing Mohammed Inaan Abdul Hannan, who scored seven points. In the semi-finals, Zayan secured a total of 10.25 points against Shanif Shafig, who scored 6.75 points. Inan and Shanif finished third in this age group.
Team Sayyid wins first place in the newly introduced “Marhaba Cup” team event in the National Junior Surfing Championship.
A total of four teams competed in the team event. They are Team Sayyid, Team Yasin, Team Shanif and Team Kai. Three surfers competed in each team.
Team Sayyid, who finished first, included Sayyid Salahuddin, Nooh Mohamad Duneim Irshad and Raain Hashim.
"A team event was included in the junior section this time to give these kids a chance to experience it,” Maldives Surfing Association’s (MSA) Vice President Shahid Ameen said.
"This time, we organised the team event not with the intention of competing and ranking at the national level. It's the youngsters who are here to lead the way in the future. When you go to the senior level, there will be team events. We think it's important to make the children aware by the time they get to that point."
Team Sayyid secured first place in the team event during a competitive tournament, scoring a total of 18 points. Team Yasin secured the second place with a score of 17.45 points. Team Shanif, which included senior surfers and initially led the competition, finished at third place with a total score of 16.05 points.
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