Sand that surfers bring to the ceremony is required to be clean and certified

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The sand that will be transported to the Olympic Games for the ceremony on July 26, when the Tahitian opening ceremony will take place, must be cleaned and have a phytosanitary inspection certificate, according to the document Paris 2024 – Surfing Team Leaders Guide June 2024, which DUKE had access to.

It literally says that they recommend that the sand from each country be cleaned and have a phytosanitary inspection in the country of origin and a certificate to prove it. “If this is not the case, it can be taken to be destroyed,” they state.

It is unknown which sand ceremony will be held, what it will consist of specifically, but it is known that each country had to bring its own sand.

The document also reports that the Tahitian ceremony will have its moment of brilliance in the broadcast of the official ceremony that will take place in Paris. Both will take place at the same time.

DUKE's presence in Tahiti to cover Olympic surfing is also possible thanks to Xavier Aguirre, Philippe Demarsan, Pepe Gelos, Chifle Perez del Castillo, Juanja Vargas, Mateo Christodulu, Josefina and Tomas Barbe, Monica Ugalde, Pilar Aguerrebere, Edu Fernandez, Wilma Ehni, Guzman Sari and Gonzalo Madrid.