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Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Highlights: Paris Olympics 2024 Comes To An End With A Star-Studded Closing Ceremony
Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Highlights:The Paris Olympics 2024 came to an end following a star-studded closing ceremony at theStade de France in Paris.
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- Updated:August 12, 2024 03:40 am IST
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Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Highlights: The Paris Olympics 2024 came to an end following a star-studded closing ceremony at the Stade de France in Paris. Shooter Manu Bhaker and hockey legend PR Sreejesh were the flag bearers for India. The Olympics flag was handed to over to the Mayor Of Los Angeles - the venue for the 2028 Olympics. The closing ceremony featured performances from Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Billie Eilish. With all the events completed, USA topped the medals tally although they finished locked on 40 golds with China. (Medals Tally)
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- 03:40 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Thank you for joining!That is it from NDTV Sports' coverage of the Paris Olympics 2024. But while the events round up, the action off the field doesn't. Potentially, a bigger day than any of the last fortnight comes tomorrow, as we find out the verdict on Vinesh Phogat's appeal for a silver medal.Join us on SPORTS.NDTV.COM for the live updates on that, and all the sports news across India and the world.That's a wrap from us. Thank you, good night!
- 03:36 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: TrailblazersFrom Leon Marchand being a worthy home hero, to Simone Biles showing no one does it quite as good as her.From Katie Ledecky continuing to shatter records to Noah Lyles being the true world champion.From Imane Khelif to Lin Yu-ting, discrimination was responded back with gold.And from Manu Bhaker to PR Sreejesh and Vinesh Phogat, India found its set of heroes to look up to again.
- 03:33 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: India finish 71stIndia finish without a gold, and with one less medal than Tokyo 2020, but there were many narrow misses. Just as many 4th-place finishes as medals, and many more signs of hope during the course of the last two weeks.
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- 03:31 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: USA the cream of the crop againAnd much like it has been for the last three Olympic Games, it's the United States of America leading the medal table. China took them all the way, led the table for so long, but USA pip them to top spot in the end.
- 03:24 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Snoop Dogg Snoop DoggFrom Billie Eilish to Snoop Dogg now! The closing ceremony has left the starcast right to the end. This ceremony is getting more American by the minute. Dr. Dre joins him, and the iconic 'The Next Episode' is now being sung.
- 03:15 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Olympics at the land of Hollywood!A truly remarkable design. The Olympic rings have been intertwined with the Hollywood logo in this promo. The Olympic flag has now been switched from Tom Cruise to four-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson.
- 03:12 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Tom Cruise on a bike!Tom Cruise motors in between a line of Olympic medal-winning athletes, waving the Olympic flag as he goes. And now he is on the streets of Paris, travelling to... LA? He jumps off a plane, Mission Impossible style.
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- 03:02 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: A word of appreciation for the orchestraBe it the opening sequences of the closing ceremony or the Olympic anthem at the very end, the orchestra have been the mainstays of the entire programme tonight. They deserve a round of applause.
- 02:53 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Bach addresses the athletes"You've made the City of Love shine brighter than ever before," says IOC President Thomas Bach to the athletes at Paris 2024."You created a culture of peace even though your countries are divided by war," he adds.
- 02:09 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: The Olympic rings come aliveThe enactment of the excavation of the Olympic rings comes to an end, as the rings are joined in the night sky at the centre of the Stade de France. The performance receives an enormous applause from the 70,000-odd in the stadium.
- 02:00 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: The hymn to ApolloThe oldest hymn of ancient Greece, the hymn to Apollo, is being played on the piano, as an air of serenity envelopes the Stade de France. There has been quite a change of atmosphere from the dancing athletes to this over the last few minutes.
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- 01:42 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: 4 new IOC membersFour new members inducted into the IOC athletes commission, to be the voice of the athletes for the next Olympics and beyond. They are:Alysson Felix - Athletics (USA)Kim Bui - Gymnastics (Germany)Jessica Fox - Canoe (Australia)Marcus Daniell - Tennis (New Zealand)
- 01:29 (IST)Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Women's marathon medal ceremonyWe are now having the medal ceremony of the women's marathon, one of the events on the final day of Paris 2024.Kenya's Hellen Obiri takes bronze, Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa claims silver and Netherlands' Sifan Hassan wears a proud gold around her neck.
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