Top surfers in the country such as Ramesh Budhilal and Harish M will be competing in the fifth edition of the Indian Open here from May 31 to June 2, the Surfing Federation of India announced on Saturday.

The three-day event will be held at the picturesque Sasihithlu Beach here.

"We are pleased to officially launch the fifth Indian Open of Surfing. We are excited to see the competition unfold and are committed to fostering the growth of surfing in India," said Rammohan Paranjape, Vice President of the surfing federation, while launching the event.

Apart from Ramesh and Harish, other top names in surfing like Kishore Kumar, Srikanth D, Manikandan D, Kamali Moorthy, Srishthi Selvam, and Sandhya Arun will participate in the tournament. 

The surfers will vie for top honors in various categories: men and women's Open and Groms and U-16 boys and girls.