Wave Riders Association of Afghanistan

The Wave Riders Association of Afghanistan (WRAA) is the national umbrella organization of Afghan surfers. It was founded in 2012 by the Berlin lawyer with Afghan roots Afridun Amu and officially recognized by the International Surfing Association (ISA) in 2014 . In the period from May 22nd to 25th, 2015, the WRAA held the first Afghan surfing championships in Ericeira . In May 2017, Afghanistan also took part in the ISA World Games in Biarritz for the first time .

Guiding principles

Bringing Afghan surfers together.
Bring surfing closer to the Afghan people.
Bringing an Afghanistan closer to the outside world.

Web links

Homepage of the Wave Riders Association of Afghanistan

Individual evidence

↑ Afridun Amu: an Afghan surf star prime-surfing.de , December 17, 2018, accessed on June 6, 2019.
↑ The ISA Announces Afghanistan As Its 82nd Member Nation from March 26, 2014 on surf.transworld.net.
↑ From the Hindu Kush to the Sea: Afghans choose surf masters in Portugal faz.net , May 27, 2015, accessed on June 6, 2019.
↑ Afghanistan surfs for the first time around the wave br.de , May 22, 2015, accessed on June 6, 2019.

[1] Afridun Amu: an Afghan surf star prime-surfing.de , December 17, 2018, accessed on June 6, 2019.

[2] The ISA Announces Afghanistan As Its 82nd Member Nation from March 26, 2014 on surf.transworld.net.

[3] From the Hindu Kush to the Sea: Afghans choose surf masters in Portugal faz.net , May 27, 2015, accessed on June 6, 2019.

[4] Afghanistan surfs for the first time around the wave br.de , May 22, 2015, accessed on June 6, 2019.