Paris has done an incredible job at the closing ceremony of the Olympics with eminent personalities like Tom Cruise, Billie Eilish blessing all with their presence.
The closing ceremony of the Olympics 2024 in Paris has been a blast. The city had used its incredibly beautiful landscapes either as a host or a venue for some competitions after a hundred years and the closing ceremony was just the icing on the whole cake. On August 11, Sunday IOC President Thomas Bach accompanied by other athletes and French swimming sensation Leon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame before declaring officially the closing of the 33td Summer Games. The baton was passed to the city next in line, Los Angeles for the Games that is to be held in 2028.
The people of Paris got in the mood of celebration when the world-famous French band Phoenix and Belgian singer and songwriter Angèle took the stage and delighted the audience with their hits. Phoenix kept the party going with a live set and playing hit singles from the 2009’s, including ‘Lisztomania’ and ‘1901’ while the French singer Yseult sang ‘My Way’ by Frank Sinatra. The closing events on Sunday gave clear hints about the upcoming Summer Games that is supposed to be hosted in California, Los Angeles with star performers representing the state; Billie Eilish who performed her single ‘Birds of a Feather’ from ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ which was accompanied by Finneas represented the Highland Park, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre performed early hits like ‘Dropt It Like It’s Hot’ and ‘The Next Episode’ who are the pillars of West Coat rap and the Red Hot Chili Peppers which was formed in L.A.
Not only these, Emmy, Grammy, and Oscar-winning artist H.E.R performed the US national anthem at the closing events along with a stunt performed by the very own Hollywood king Tom Cruise which involved climbing down from the top of the stadium to the ‘Mission Impossible’ theme song and shaking hands with the athletes before receiving the Olympic flag from the star gymnast Simone Biles, putting it at the back of a motorcycle and riding out of the stadium. The social media platforms are crowded with glimpses and pictures of this amazing night with stars posting for themselves as well. After the Olympic Anthem, the Olympic Flag was passed by the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo to IOC President Thomas Bach which then was passed to the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass officially declaring the next venue of the Olympic Games 2028.
In a mood of peacefulness and appreciation, Thomas Bach, IOC President said, ‘Despite all the tension in our world, you came here from all 206 national Olympic committees and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, to make the City of Light shine brighter than ever before. Your performances were amazing. You competed fiercely against each other. Every contest on the edge of perfection. Every performance sparking excitement around the world. You showed us what greatness humans are capable of.’ He added, ‘The first Olympic Games with full gender parity. These were sensational Olympic Games from start to finish- or do I say: Seine-sational Olympic Games.’
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