Surfing made its Asian Games debut at Aichi-Nagoya 2026 and India fielded a four-member contingent across the men\u2019s and women\u2019s shortboard competitions at the Pacific Long Beach in Tahara.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
18-year-old Indian surfer Kishore's run ended with an 8.53-5.37 defeat to the Philippines\u2019 Toby Espejon in the last eight. Toby scored 5.50 and 3.03 in his two waves, while Kishore could only manage 3.00 and 2.37.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In surfing, a competitor\u2019s score is the combined total of their two highest-scoring waves, with each wave judged out of 10.00, giving a maximum combined score of 20.00.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kishore had beaten China\u2019s Ma Wensong 9.76-8.80 in the third round to book his quarter-final berth. He had also topped his opening-round heat with 9.33 points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India\u2019s other men\u2019s shortboard entrant, Sivaraj Babu, advanced after defeating the Islamic Republic of Iran\u2019s Davoud Khadir 8.96-3.60 in the second round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sivaraj\u2019s campaign ended in the third round, where he lost 11.50-7.83 to the Philippines\u2019 Jayuard Alciso.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s shortboard, Kamali Prakash and Sugar Shanti Gayen were also ousted in the third round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kamali lost 1.64-5.93 to Indonesia\u2019s Jasmine Michelle Studer, while Sugar went down 14.60-5.17 to Japan\u2019s Minami Nonaka in round three.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India earned Asian Games quota places in both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s categories through the Asian Surfing Championships 2024 in the Maldives, where they also won their first-ever team silver at the continental championships.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kamali lost 1.64-5.93 to Indonesia\u2019s Jasmine Michelle Studer, while Sugar went down 14.60-5.17 to Japan\u2019s Minami Nonaka in round three.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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