The competition window for the third stage of the World Surfing Tour will begin next Wednesday (8) with a special tribute on the occasion of International Women’s Day. In the competition held at Supertubos beach, in Peniche (Portugal), the competitors chose the name of a prominent woman in the world of sport to use on their t-shirts. Three-time world champion Gabriel Medina, for example, chose Marta’s name to stamp his lycra. In a press conference held this Tuesday (7), the surfer from São Sebastião did not spare praise for the soccer player, who has already received six trophies as the best in the world: “Marta is our Brazilian pride. She is a powerful woman, she influences many women and inspires not only women but men as well. It makes me proud to use her name on my lycra. In Brazil we’ve been passionate about football since we were little and Marta is our number 10. So I’m happy to represent her here”. To celebrate International Women’s Day, @gabriel1medina chose to wear Queen Marta’s name on her lycra at #MeoRipCurlProPortugal. 🏄🏽♂️🤝⚽️ #IWD2023Marta has been voted the best player in the world six times and is the greatest player in the history of the sport. 7, 2023 However, Medina has not had a good season, as in the two previous rounds, both played in Hawaii, he failed to make it past the round of 16. Thus, the expectation is high to do well in Peniche: “I’ve had good times, like in 2017, others not, but it’s a place that I really like. It’s a wave similar to where I live and I’m confident of getting a good result here”. Who arrives with great confidence to the Portuguese Supertubos is the only representative of Brazil among the women, Tatiana Weston-Webb, who in 2022 won the title in Peniche: “The objective is to win here again. I want to get into the rhythm of good results and I feel at home here in Peniche. I love this place and hope to repeat last year’s good performance at Supertubos. I didn’t start the year well in Hawaii, but I believe in my surfing and I’m confident. Either way, this event is sure to be amazing.” Tatiana Weston-Webb will wear lycra in honor of tennis player Bia Haddad – Thiago Diz/World Surf League/Rights reserved. In the competition, Tatiana will have the name Beatriz Haddad Maia engraved on her shirt. The 26-year-old from São Paulo is the main name in Brazilian tennis at the moment. The competition window for the Peniche stage of the World Surfing Tour runs until March 16th.
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