Keoni Lasa was invited to the WSL Junior World Championships

Basque and Venezuelan surfer is on his way to the Philippines


Cover photo by ISA/Jimenez 

Basque and Venezuelan surfer Keoni Lasa is on his way to the Philippines, where the WSL Junior World Championships will take place from January 13 to 19, the surfer himself told DUKE.

The best 24 men and 24 women under 20 on the planet will compete for the world championship on the waves of Urbiztondo Beach, in San Juan, La Union.

Lasa joins his compatriots and friends Janire and Annette González Etxebarri and the Canarian Dylan Donegan.

In addition, Peruvians Catalina Zariquiey and Arena Rodríguez will compete in the event.

Lasa was invited to the event for being the best ranked junior in the European regional QS ranking, in first position.