Kenya’s National Adaptive Surfing for Quadriplegics Team Wins Africa Gold

Kenya’s quadriplegic surfing team—the *Ocean Warriors*—won gold in AS1 men’s at the 2025 Africa Adaptive Surfing Champs in Durban on October 26, 2025. Using voice-controlled hydrofoil boards and wave-prediction AI, David Omondi rode a 4ft swell for 15 seconds. The ocean doesn’t ask how you move—only that you trust it, he said. Training at Diani, the team now has 3 members. Safaricom pledged KSh 40 million. Kenya qualifies for the 2026 World Para Surf Champs.