Peru's Lucca Mesinas Sets the Pace at the World Surfing Games

Host Peru's Lucca Mesinas, a two-time Olympian, posted the event's best single wave, an 8.67 on a backhand left, and its best men's heat total, 14.40, on Monday, November 9, at the ISA World Surfing Games in Punta Rocas, Peru, the International Surfing Association says. The first eliminations came in four-to-six-foot surf; Jamaica lost all three of its men. The event carries LA28 Olympic places for the National Olympic Committees of the winning men's and women's teams.