Top athletes have won the heats in the second round of the men's open division of the Visit Maldives Pro 2024, which is part of the Bodyboarding IBC World Tour, one of the biggest international sporting events in the Maldives.

The heats of the Visit Maldives Pro have been ongoing since Saturday and this morning kicked off with the heats that could not be completed yesterday in the second round of the men's open category.

Current world number one Armide Soliveres won the heat with 12.75 points against Amaury Lavernhe's 12.5 in the first heat today.

Third in the heats, Morocco's Sami Laabi and fourth-placed Edwin Aldana will have to compete in the recapture round.

In the heats held this morning, the winner of the men's open part of the 2023 Visit Maldives Pro event, Pierre Louis Costes, finished second in the heats with a score of 12.75 against Aitor Odessa's 13.4 points. .

In the final heat of the round, Uri Valadao and Clement Lodeho and Japan's Hayato Enokido and Badreddie El Fajhi competed. The heat was easily picked up by Valadao, current world champion, who has a score of 15.25.

A total of 86 athletes from 14 countries are competing in the Visit Maldives 2024.

This year, 'One Sports' has been roped in as the online media partner for the tournament and will bring special coverage to bring the latest information about the tournament.