The right-hand wave of El Sunzal will set the stage for the world’s best longboarders
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Surf City El Salvador – April 19, 2024
A record-breaking 129 athletes from 39 countries celebrated the opening of the 2024 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Longboard Championship on the shores of the iconic right-hand point break El Sunzal.
Never before have more athletes and nations participated in the event, surpassing the previous record participation numbers of 118 athletes from 33 nations set at the 2023 edition, also in El Salvador.
Representatives from each nation took to the Opening Ceremony stage, each flying their nation’s flag for the Sands of the World Ceremony. Sand from each nation was poured into a container to symbolize the peaceful gathering of nations of the world through surfing.
Among the athletes at the celebration was the defending women’s Gold Medalists from France, Alice Le Moigne, as well as eight athletes from nations who are participating for the first time in the event. South Korea, Nicaragua, and Wales will all make their debuts in the event when action commences at El Sunzal tomorrow.
Dignitaries present on the ceremony stage included El Salvador Tourism Minister Morena Valdez and ISA Executive Director Robert Fasulo.