In pictures: The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics
The Olympic rings are raised during the closing ceremony at the Stade de France on Sunday, August 11.
Updated 5:25 PM EDT, Sun August 11, 2024
After an exciting two and a half weeks of competition, it’s time to say “au revoir” to the Paris Olympics.
The closing ceremony is taking place at the Stade de France on Sunday.
Among those scheduled to perform are American music artists Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Snoop Dogg and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Paris is handing over the Summer Olympics to Los Angeles, which will host in 2028.
Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris 2024 organizing committee, delivers a speech during the closing ceremony.
Gonzalo Fuentes/ReutersFrench indie rock band Phoenix performs during the ceremony.
Fireworks explode above the Stade de France.
Kim Hong-Ji/ReutersBulgarian athletes cheer during the ceremony.
A Golden Voyager, inspired by references from French history, stands atop a pile of masked dancers as the last Olympic ring is raised above the stage.
Anushree Fadnavis/ReutersThe orchestra performs during the ceremony.
Alain Roche plays the piano while suspended from wires hanging from the stadium's roof.
Gonzalo Fuentes/ReutersDutch athletes take part in the ceremony's parade.
The Golden Voyager floats onto the stage from the roof of the Stade de France.
Phil Noble/ReutersFlagbearers parade around the stage.
Athletes from the French team do a little crowd surfing.
Rebecca Blackwell/APFrom left, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa, the Netherlands' Sifan Hassan and Kenya's Hellen Obiri stand for a medal ceremony held during the closing ceremony. Hassan won gold in the marathon earlier in the day.
Japanese athletes participate in the parade.
Albert Gea/ReutersFrance's national flag is carried into the stadium at the start of the ceremony.
British athletes dance during the ceremony.
Rebecca Blackwell/APFlagbearers from every country enter the Stade de France and walk onto the stage at the start of the ceremony.
An American athlete is filmed during the parade.
David Goldman/APFrench swimmer Léon Marchand carries the Olympic flame at the Tuileries Garden in Paris.
French President Emmanuel Macron, third from right on the top row, sits between his wife, Brigitte, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach at the Stade de France.
John Walton/PA/Getty ImagesFrench musician Zaho de Sagazan, inside the Tuileries Garden in Paris, opens the ceremony by performing “Sous le Ciel de Paris,” which translates to “Under the Paris Sky."
Volunteers work inside the stadium ahead of the closing ceremony.
Esa Alexander/ReutersUS supporters walk to their seats before the ceremony.
Couples dance in Paris ahead of the ceremony.
Dar Yasin/APThe Olympic cauldron sits in the Tuileries Garden.
The crowd waits for the ceremony to start.
David Goldman/APA spectator arrives at the Stade de France.
Security forces patrol the area near the Eiffel Tower.
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