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The ALAS Costa Rica 2026, a four-star stage taking place between August 19 and 22 in Playa Hermosa, already has more than 230 registered participants from 18 countries, according to the institution's website.

The registered participants are from Germany, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Spain, the United States, Guatemala, Israel, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela.

And they are distributed by category as follows:
Shortboard Under 16 Men: 32
Shortboard Under 16 Women: 14
Shortboard Under 18 Men: 41
Shortboard Under 18 Women: 16
Shortboard Under 14 Men: 8
Shortboard Under 14 Women: 12
Men's Open Longboard: 8
Women's Open Longboard: 5
Men's Open Shortboard: 61
Shortboard Open Women: 26
SUP Surf Men: 6
SUP Surf Women: 2

Among the most prominent figures at the event are former CT Carlos Muñoz, former ISA world champions Noe Mar McGonagle, Johny Corzo and Rachel Presti, ISA world medalists such as Dominic Barona and Anthony Fillingim and Pan American medalists such as Julián Schweizer and Tamil Martino.