Asian Games 2026: Kamali Moorthy to Lead India’s Surfing Debut In Aichi-Nagoya

17-Year-Old Kamali Moorthy Ready To Ride Waves At Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026

Kamali Moorthy aims to ride the waves at Aichi-Nagoya when surfing makes its debut at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan.

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.

Asian Games: From reel to real, surfer Kamali Moorthy ready to make waves

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) From starring in a documentary that brought her childhood story to global attention to preparing for India’s first Asian Games surfing campaign, Kamali Moorthy is […]