That’s it for the Closing Ceremony; the Paris 2024 Olympics officially ends!
The Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony began with French swimming icon Leon Marchand extinguishing the Olympic cauldron and ended with Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise jumping out of a plane with the Olympic flag as Red Hot Chilli Peppers played in an iconic handover to the LA28 Olympics!
The Parade of Nations allowed the athletes, who have worked their entire lives for the results of the last two weeks, to soak in the moment. The Indian contingent was led by Manu Bhaker and PR Sreejesh as the co-torch-bearers.
The Stade de France glittered in lights and colour as over 78,000 people were treated to a show of fireworks, art, dance and music. Phoenix and Kavinsky performed in the stadium while International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and the President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee Tony Estanguet gave out speeches.
Tom Cruise, Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and H.E.R performed following the handover to LA28 to only raise our expectations for the 34th edition of the Summer Games. Los Angeles, hosting the Olympics for the third time in history, will be adding its share of glitz and glam to the Olympics in 2028!