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SUP cup
Members of ISF such as April Zilg from WPA and Chris Miller from Surfing Yogis USA and Cedric Reynard from IOSUP conducted the sports shows. Elite SUP race was held in the sea where the competitors had to circle around a buoy out at sea and battle the waves to win the race, a couple even caught a wave on the way back. The SP of Puri Shri Anup Kumar Sahoo was present during the awards ceremony and distributed the awards. He expressed his awe at the way the festival was conducted, wished it a grand success in all its future iterations and promised more support from the authorities where ISF was concerned. The festival was a one of its kind Green Festival with a no trash and no plastics policy. A beach cleanup organized before the festival was a testament to this commitment. All the volunteers took care to always maintain the beach as is. Another highlight of the festival was the green truck running on used cooking oil. Three enthusiastic Frenchmen drove it down all the way from France. The festival recorded an estimated 2,000 footfalls during the three days. Everyone attending left with something that they will remember for the rest of their lives.
Green Festival
The festival was a one of its kind
with a no trash and no plastics policy
Memories of the festival were captured by an active group of photographers including Pradeep Javedar, Priyadarshan Poonascha, Guchi Vigano and Anushree Bhatter.
Sanjay and his team including surfers Spandan Banerjee, Justin and Christoff are high in sprit to make it better and more enjoyable every year.