MOSSEL BAY NEWS - The Surfer Kids, a non-profit organisation in Mossel Bay, has won its second South African Grommet Games Medal in three years.

The company coaches children in surfing at no cost to the children.

Sibulele Ntosho, who joined The Surfer Kids in early 2018 and was selected to represent Eden Surf Riders in the U8 division, qualified for the closely contested U8 final and surfed his way into third place, earning valuable points for his team and winning a bronze medal.

This was The Surfer Kids' second medal in three years at the Grommet Games. Owethu Tabata finished third in the U8 final in 2017.

The 2019 Grommet Games were held over three days, from 21 to 23 March. This national event, supported by the Department of Sport and Recreation SA, was completed in perfect weather and ideal surf at its traditional venue, the Pipe at Pollock Beach in Port Elizabeth.

The Cape Town Surf Riders Team beat the Garden Route neighbours, Eden Surf Riders, into second place. This second place finish, however, was Eden's best result since the event was first held 27 years ago.

Cape Winelands, another Western Cape District, finished third overall. Hosts, Nelson Mandela Bay Surf Riders, came fourth.

There are eight individual surfing divisions at the Grommet Games, ranging from under 8 to under 16 boys and girls divisions.

The Surfer Kids is based at Dias Beach and works to "empower youths from marginalised communities through surfing", a spokesperson said.

Children, in conjunction with TM Ndanda Primary School, come from the townships of Isinyoka, Asazane and Fairview, an area informally known as JCC Camp. Children from the organisation have been attending the South African Grommet Games, as part of the Southern Cape / Eden Surf Riders Team, every year since 2012.

For more information please visit: www.thesurferkids.com

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