UPS co founder Luke Landrigan grabs the Silver medal for the Philippines !!!

U.P.S. Luke Landrigan grabs the silver medal at the 1st Asian Beach Games in Bali for the Longboard tournament! We are so proud of you Lukas! Luke also recently won the 1st runner up title at the Siargao National Surfing Festival and proves himself once again in Indonesia! Go go go Filipino Surfers! Along this victory Carlito Nogalo lands a place as well in the shortboard category... more information soon... for now here are the write ups....

the story here courtesy of Tim Hain of the indonesia Surfing Circuit

Yuta Morimoto Takes Home Japans First Olympic Longboard Gold Medal at 1st Asian Beach Games in Bali

20 October 2008, Kuta-Bali: Yuta Morimoto from Japan put on an exciting display of Lonboarding expertise at Kuta Beach today, pulling the top combination score of the surfing competition and a 9 point ride, breaking out numerous trips to the nose and back and mixing it up with big turns, floaters, and cutbacks to come back to the beach with Japan's first surfing Olympic gold medal.

Runner up was Luke Landrigan from the Philippines, who surfed excellently all day, even besting Morimoto in a previous heat. Though in the 30-minute mid-afternoon final he couldn't find the answer to Morimoto's strong challenge, he came to the beach proud to have gotten a silver medal for his country.

The two bronze medals were earned by Indonesian surfers Wayan Jodi Windana and Husni Ridwan, who also surfed brilliantly throughout the day and their medal finishes made a great addition to the gold already in hand, thanks to Garut Widiarta's Shortboard win yesterday.

read more here: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/128184/Fil-Aussie-surfer-wins-5th-RP-medal-in-Asian-Beach-Games