Kenya’s National Adaptive Surfing for the Blind Team Wins Africa Gold

Kenya’s blind surfing team—the *Ocean Warriors*—won gold in VI Open at the 2025 Africa Adaptive Surfing Champs in Durban on October 12, 2025. Using voice-guided waves and tactile boards, David Omondi rode a 6ft swell for 18 seconds. The ocean speaks in push and pull—you just learn its language, he said. Training at Diani, the team now has 6 members. Safaricom pledged KSh 30 million. Kenya qualifies for the 2026 World Para Surf Champs.