Paris 2024 Ended with Spectacular Ceremony

The Paris Olympics 2024 has come to an end with a spectacular closing ceremony in the Stade de France celebrating the athletes and their feats over the two-week event.

The ceremony also offered a glimpse of what could be in store in 2028 when Los Angeles will play host.

Paris brought down the curtain on an Olympic Games that brought scintillating sport to the heart of the French capital, breathing new life into an Olympic brand hurt by the difficulties of Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Games and Tokyo’s COVID-hit event.

“We wanted to dream. We got Leon Marchand,” Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet told the crowd, referring to the French swimmer who took home four golds and won a legion of new fans.

“France rediscovered itself. From one day to the next, the whole of France became the Olympics,” he added.

He also mentioned that the Olympic Games saw “the most marriage proposals ever”.

From the City of Light to the City of Angels and Hollywood. As Paris wound up its games, the Olympic flag was officially handed over to Los Angeles, which will host the 2028 Olympics.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass gave the Olympic flag to US gymnast Simone Biles to hold as H.E.R sang the US national anthem live at the Stade de France, crammed with more than 70,000 people.

Tom Cruise jumped into the arena from the roof of Stade de France.

About 9,000 athletes danced and sang the night away during the closing ceremony, which was billed as a celebration of humanity and the unifying power of sport.

In medals, the US team again topped the medal table, with 126 in all; 40 of them gold. China also won 40 golds, but managed only 27 silvers. Still, it was the country’s best performance in an overseas Olympics since it began competing in 1984.

Japan also turned in a strong performance after meeting their lofty goal of 20 gold medals and coming in third on the medals table.