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Surfing in Sri Lanka is one of the popular sports in Sri Lanka among foreign tourists despite not being popular among the Sri Lankan locals. Surfing in Sri Lanka dates back to early 1960s. The country has many beaches for surfing, especially in the southern and eastern regions. Places such as Arugam Bay, Hikkaduwa, Weligama, Mirissa and Unawatuna are popular surf spots in Sri Lanka and among tourists. The Tourism in Sri Lanka is also very closely related to the sport of surfing and the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau considers the sport of surfing as one of the measures of attracting tourists.
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- ↑ Warshaw, Matt (27 October 2018). The Encyclopedia of Surfing. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 81. ISBN 978-0156032513 . Retrieved 27 October 2018– via Google Books.
- ↑ Nolen, Stephanie (26 December 2017). "Scrappy Brazilians making waves in the surfing world, but class and race divisions persist". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ↑ "These Surfers Are Helping Future Generations in Brazil's Largest Favela". National Geographic. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ↑ "Termo 'Brazilian Storm' é registrado e gera polêmica com surfistas brasileiros". Globo . Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ↑ "Is Brazil Actually The World's Best Surfing Nation?". Surfingworld.com.au. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ↑ "Brazil Is Officially The World's Best Surfing Nation". Stabmag.com. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ↑ "Like it or Not, the Brazilian Storm Has Taken Over Pro Surfing". Vice . 11 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ↑ Rob Hodgetts (30 April 2018). "Brazilian sets record for biggest wave ever surfed". CNN. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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