{"id":8460,"date":"2024-07-24T08:25:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T04:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?p=8460"},"modified":"2024-09-04T08:27:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T04:27:57","slug":"rodrigues-international-kite-surf-festival-rikf-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rra.govmu.org\/rra\/?p=8460","title":{"rendered":"Rodrigues International Kite surf Festival (RIKF) 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8460\" class=\"elementor elementor-8460\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-231ad821 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"231ad821\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea1389a\" data-id=\"ea1389a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554accf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"554accf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This highly anticipated annual event, which has been attracting kitesurfing enthusiasts from around the world since 2013, was <strong>officially launched on Wednesday 24<sup>th<\/sup> of July by the Chief Commissioner Franceau <\/strong>Aubret<strong> Grandcourt, G.O.S.K, in the presence of the <\/strong>Regional Assembly President, Joseph Christian Leopold, G.O.S.K., the Commissioner for Tourism, Jean Alain Wong So, Rodrigues Kitesurf Association President, Jean Chris Speville, and festival patron Oswald Smith, among others.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 9<sup>th<\/sup> edition of the Rodrigues International Kitesurf Festival (RIKF) 2024, themed &#8220;BE SMART, GO GREEN,&#8221; was organized by the Rodrigues Kitesurf Association and took place from July 24 to 28 at Anse Mourouk, a globally renowned kitesurfing spot.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0The event featured various competitions as well as sports and family activities in a festive atmosphere, including the Miss RIKF 2024 contest, which was won on Saturday 27<sup>th<\/sup> of July by Emilie Jahbeemissur.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The top champions of the competition were Louis Drany Clair from Rodrigues Island, in first place; Bertrand Lablache from the Seychelles, in second place; and Mathew Hogan Raboude from Rodrigues Island, in third place. Notably, Drany Clair secured his fourth consecutive title at this festival.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The festival concluded with awards presented to the winners by the Chief Commissioner Franceau Aubret Grandcourt, G.O.S.K., and the Commissioner for Tourism, Jean Alain Wong So.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9392f34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9392f34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13d91e4\" data-id=\"13d91e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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