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Kenya’s deaf-quadriplegic surfing team—the *Ocean Guardians*—won gold in ASQ1 men’s at the 2025 Africa Adaptive Surfing Champs in Durban on November 2, 2025. Using eye-tracking hydrofoils and wave-AI, David Omondi rode a 3ft swell for 12 seconds. The ocean hears with waves—not ears, he signed. Training at Diani, the team now has 2 members. Safaricom pledged KSh 45 million. Kenya qualifies for the 2026 World Para Surf Champs.