Frenchman Pierre Louis Costes won the Sintra Pro Fest for the sixth time, while Japanese athlete Namika Yamashita won the women's competition. The two athletes were the big winners of the 30th edition of the event, which ended this Sunday at Praia Grande. In the men's division, the podium was completed by Uri Valadão from Brazil in second place, and by the third-placed finishers Armide Soliveres from Spain and Francisco Ferreira from Portugal. In the women's division, Luna Hardman, also from Brazil, finished in second place, while Yuka Nishimura and Neymara Carvalho, both from Brazil, finished in third place.
The Sintra Pro Fest is the oldest stage of the world bodyboard circuit and once again brought together some of the biggest names in the sport at the waves of Praia Grande. The event was organized by the Sintra Municipal Council and the Sintra Coast Bodyboard and Surf Association, with the partnership of SMAS de Sintra, which contributed to the adoption of measures aimed at making the competition more sustainable.
The award ceremony was attended by councilors Andreia Bernardo and Eunice Baeta, by the president of SMAS de Sintra, Rui Caetano, and by the president of the Colares Parish Council, Pedro Filipe, closing this special edition of the Sintra Pro Fest.
