Special coverage of the Para Surfing World Championship is presented by the International Surfing Association

The sixth edition of the ISA World Para Surfing Championship will be held from December 6 to 11 in Pismo Beach, California, bringing together the best para surfers on the planet.

The event left the waves of La Jolla and for the first time will be held at the iconic Pismo Beach, located on the central coast of California.

There are nine divisions that are divided by the position the surfer has on the board and the degree of disability he has.

Below is a list of what the regulations establish:

For Surfing Stand 1: Any surfer who surfs the wave standing up with an amputated or congenital upper limb, or an equivalent disability or short stature.

For Surfing Stand 2: Any surfer who rides the wave standing up with an amputation or similar congenital disability or difference in the length of their legs.

For Surfing Stand 3: Any surfer who rides standing up with an above-knee amputation or both limbs amputated or equivalent to a congenital disability.

For Surfing Kneel: Any surfer who rides the wave kneeling or sitting without a paddle with an above-knee amputation or both lower limb amputations or congenital or equivalent disability.

For Surfing Sit: Any surfer who rides a wave while sitting without requiring assistance to paddle into a wave or to safely get back on the board.

For Surfing Prone 1: Any surfer who rides the wave in a lying position and does not require assistance to paddle the wave and return to the board safely.

For Surfing Prone 2: Any surfer who rides the wave lying down and requires assistance in the water, paddling and safely returning to the board.

For Surfing Vision Impairment 1: Any surfer who rides the wave standing up with IBSA level B1 classification.

For Surfing Vision Impairment 2: Any surfer who rides the wave standing up with IBSA classification level B2 and level B3.