Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games

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PARIS 2024: OLYMPICS BID FAREWELL TO PARIS WITH CLOSING CEREMONY FOR THE AGES INSIDE STADE DE FRANCE

From its very start on a memorable evening on the Seine River to its spectacular finish inside the iconic Stade de France, these Olympic Games Paris 2024 were like nothing we've ever seen before.
Or felt.
 
Sunday evening's (11 August) Closing Ceremony marked the end of a return to the City of Light for the first time in 100 years, a glittering farewell steeped in layers of French culture - and an official handover to LA 2028.

Newly-minted French icon Leon Marchand, who won four golds in the pool this Games, opened the ceremony under the Olympic cauldron before some 9,000 athletes paraded into the Stade de France, with a programme harkening back to the creation of the modern Games, by Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin.

IOC President Thomas Bach praised the athletes’ performances for “sparking excitement” around the world, but also nodded to a pivot in the Olympic movement – to “a new era.”

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HANDOVER TO LA 2028... AND A SURPRISE TOM CRUISE CAMEO!

 
While the evening marked a celebration of a Paris 2024 Games that were full of raucous crowds and iconic Parisian venues, it also served as the official hand-over to LA 2028.
 
In true Hollywood style, LA took the reigns with celebrity starpower, including a surprise appearance by gymnastics superstar Simone Biles, who was handed the Olympic flag along with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
 
That happened as musical superstar H.E.R. sang the American national anthem, cueing the surprise of the night: Tom Cruise!

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A GAMES CLOSED: "THAT'S HOW WE DID IT"

 
As is customary, the Closing Ceremony concluded with the extinguishing of the Olympic Flame.
Marchand, who had began the ceremony by carrying a lantern from the cauldron, arrived into Stade de France cheered on by the French crowd.
 
In true theatric fashion, an encore closed the programme: French recording artist Yseult bringing chills to Stade de France and around the world with her performance of My Way, an iconic hit that carries a strong link between France and the U.S.

 

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