The local wakeboarding scene looks to make bigger waves in the global stage as veterans Carlo dela Torre and Mark Griffin continue to push for the sport following a banner year.
Looking a bit like a mix of skateboarding and snowboarding on water, wakeboarding features athletes executing flips and spins through rails and boxes, either dragged by a cable system or towed by a boat.
Mark Griffin, a pioneering wakeboarder in the country, captured the gold in the men’s 40-and-above veteran category, while Dela Torre took the silver. “I think that’s the difference for us over 40, we have to train smarter, right. Not just harder but also smarter and listen to our body, nutrition, everything else,” added Griffin, the 40-year-old Filipino-English brother of former model Amanda.
According to Dela Torre, many of the new wakeboarding enthusiasts took interest on the sport as some of their regular activities were rendered unavailable due to the lockdown and other pandemic limitations.“I really think Filipinos punch above their weight. You know, around the world, Filipinos are known to be great wakeboarders,” said Griffin.
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