They both won the title of "best wave". On Tuesday, the Frenchwoman Justine Dupont, 28, a native of Bordeaux, and the American Kai Lenny, 27, were chosen winners in the men and women categories during the Nazaré Tow Surfing Challenge, in Nazaré, Portugal.
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A little bit of action from the last swell 😉 It's nice to surf cleaner waves than previous sessions 💦 📸 @vitor_faneca_estrelinha #redbullbase
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In total, nineteen surfers took part in this competition in ten teams, in this small fishing port about 130 kilometers north of Lisbon, known for its giant swells.
This is the first towed and team surf competition, announced the World Surf League.
A surfer hospitalized
The competing teams were towed by jet ski and then set off to attack the waves. All the action was filmed during the day from various viewpoints. A panel of experts then selected the best waves, before the surfers met to choose the winners, whose names were announced Tuesday evening.
Goodbye wave.
Surfers take on the big waves during the Tow Surfing Challenge in Nazare, Portugal
📸 Miguel Riopa pic.twitter.com/ZPqGebpO9p
The “Young Bulls” team, made up of Kai Lenny and the Brazilian Lucas Chianca, also obtained the title of the best team. During the competition, Portuguese surfer Alex Botelho was injured and lost consciousness for almost two minutes. He was hospitalized for exams, but his condition is not worrying, a doctor at Leiria hospital told local media.
