Despite a magnificent run by dark horse Venezuela, host country Costa Rica’s Carlos Muñoz called all his chips in today to vault into contention for a World Title at the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games fueled by Monster Energy.
With conditions ranging from blazing sunshine to pouring rain, and tides at both high and low extremes, the 16-year-old Muñoz managed to have an interference call in two consecutive heats – and still win both of them, a feat that in most cases is considered almost impossible.
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The event is currently on hold as a 8-10 feet swell marches towards the coast and the action is set to be awesome with the Top 16 taking on the in-form qualifiers.
There will be some absorbing battles to be fought as the front-runner’s attempt to secure some valuable Grand Slam points on offer…Â Details
Formula One points leader Jenson Button feels another hot streak coming on.
After winning six of the first seven races driving for Brawn GP, Button went on a three-race skid that he attributes to races being run in cooler weather. That is likely to change at the next grand prix, in Valencia, Spain, where Button is confident he’ll end his slump with a victory on Aug. 23.
“We have the money and resources to achieve great things, but everyone is moving so quickly we need to keep up,†Button said. “We’ve been through more difficult times so we can solve these problems for sure.â€Â  … Details
The Qiantang River Bore in Hangzhou is a natural wonder that it is both beautiful and intimidating at the same time. The bore is formed at the mouth of the Qiantang River where it joins the Hangzhou Bay.
The tremendous narrowing of the river from a width of 100 kilometers and the gentle rising of the riverbed at this point constricts the river water and creates a giant wave that is called the tidal bore. This tidal bore has claimed innumerable lives in the past years and is still a threat to the local people.
Surfing the Silver Dragon in 2008 – Each fall, when the wave was at its largest, hundreds of thousands of Chinese people came to the annual Wave Watching Festival in Hangzhou. In September 2008, the visitors also watched spectacular surfing for the very first time asWabsono and GSM teamed up with the Chinese government and brought the sport of surfing to China…Â Details