New generation riding wave to surfing stardom
China Daily | Updated: 2017-12-09 07:19
Young Brazilians out to dominate sport in 'cradle of champions'
SAQUAREMA, Brazil - Slightly built and just 10 years old, Rickson Falcao looks no match for the waves crashing onto Brazil's Atlantic coast. But within seconds of launching his surf board, the kid is transformed.
Waves rise and curl and foam, and in the middle of them the tiny figure of Falcao dips and dives like a dolphin.
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