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Paris Olympics: Surfing Athletes Celebrate Opening Ceremony In Tahiti

By IANS News July 27, 2024 • 09:58 AM View: 219

International Surfing Association: Participants of the Paris Olympics in Tahiti, French Polynesia, where the Games' surfing events will take place, celebrated the opening of the Games.

Athletes, officials, fans and locals gathered for a cultural ceremony held concurrently with the main event in Paris, some 16,000km away, reported Xinhua.

48 surfers entered the ceremony with their respective national and regional flags, followed by the "Sands of the World" ceremony, where surfers poured the sand from their home together in a symbol of unity.

TAGS Paris Olympics French Polynesia Tahitian Rahiri Fernando Aguerre International Surfing Association Yang Siqi

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