In 2023, India sent its first-ever surf team for Olympic qualifying — a monumental moment for a country where half the population might not even know the sport exists. The team of four — Sivaraj Babu, Sanjay Selvamani, Ramesh Budihal, and Ajeesh Ali — along with their coach Patrick Renaud traveled to El Salvador’s Surf City to compete on surfing’s biggest stage.
In this documentary by the official Olympics channel, we get an intimate look at how these boys made it from their fishing villages on India’s east and west coasts to the international waters, competing against the best surfers in the world.
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