Jamaica’s top-ranked surfer, Elishama Beckford and the experienced pair of Javaun Brown and Akeem Phillips will leave the island on Monday for the upcoming I.S.A World Surfing Games in El Salvador from September 5 to 14 . 

The all male trio will be guided by former national surfer, Icah Wilmot who takes on coaching duties for the campaign.  

The global competition, which will feature 55 national teams, will unfold on two of El Salvador’s most iconic surf spots, La Bocana and El Sunzal Beaches. 

The event is expected to draw top surfers from across the world, with Olympic qualification also adding to the stakes.

President of the Jamaica Surfing Association Inilek Wilmot, has high expectations for all three Jamaican competitors, but more so Beckford who has greater international experience.

” I feel quite confident in this team, Elishama Beckford has the most experience under his belt, in terms of the World Sutrfing Games”

” At the last one he attended in 2023, he advanced through 3 rounds of competition and he definetly has the talent to go further, but overall I am very confident that he will inpsire the others to do well ” .