Paris is closing out two and a half extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotion with a star-studded sunset show in France’s national stadium, handing over hosting duties for the Summer Games to the next city in line: Los Angeles in 2028.
Tom Cruise is lowered on the State de France during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Tom Cruise rides a motorbike with the Olympic flag attached during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. United States’s gymnast Simone Biles holds the Olympic flag during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo waves the Olympic flag during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Some athletes rose from laying on the floor as speeches came to a close. The closing ceremony is now at the two-and-a-half-hour mark and the stadium is on its feet for the Olympic Anthem.The audience watches during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France.
Spectators applaud during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. The ceremony referenced Coubertin’s 1894 speech at the International Congress for the revival of the Olympic Games, in which he articulated his vision for the Olympics as “international competitions, true championships of the world,” aiming to unite diverse nations through “friendly struggles of sport.
Estanguet changed to English to speak to the Olympians, saying, “To you, dear athletes, what can I say. We knew you would be brilliant. But you were magic. ... You made us happy. You made us feel alive.”Big cheers rose in the stadium when Paris Olympics organizing chief Tony Estanguet hailed multi-medal-winning swimmer Léon Marchand and other French Olympic champions — and a whale that breached during a surfing competition in Tahiti, for its own Olympic moment.
A view of the venue during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Phoenix performs during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. Angele performed a cover of Nightcall from Kavinsky, a classic of the French electro music. Justice earlier, Kavinsky now. The French touch is on display tonight.
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