Best pictures from the Olympic closing ceremony

12 August 2024

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The dazzling closing ceremony took place at the Stade de France, which hosted the athletics events during Paris 2024.
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As is tradition, athletes from all the competing nations came into the stadium to celebrate their achievements.
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Gold medallists Alex Yee and Bryony Page were Team GB's flagbearers at the closing ceremony. Alex won the men's triathlon, while Bryony won Britain's first ever Olympic trampoline gold. Great Britain finished seventh in the medal table with 14 gold, 22 silver and 29 bronze.
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There was a real party atmosphere in the stadium, with many of Team GB's stars singing and dancing and taking lots of selfies!
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The stadium was then transformed into a dark theatre with lots of dancing and an incredible acrobatics display featuring the 'Golden Voyager' - who previously appeared at the opening ceremony.
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The energetic performance featured a huge wheel and a light show inside the stadium.
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Now here's a sight you don't see very often! French pianist Alain Roche gave a musical performance while dangling in mid air! Both he and his grand piano were suspended from a huge height from wires hanging from the stadium's roof, wowing the crowds in the stands.
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French swimming superstar Leon Marchand - who won four golds and a bronze and was the most successful athlete at these Games - carried the Olympic flame from the Olympic cauldron in Paris' Tuileries Garden to the stadium.
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He was then given the honour of putting out the Olympic flame to mark the fact that the Paris Olympics were officially over.
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One of the biggest moment of the night was when Hollywood film star Tom Cruise jumped off the roof of the stadium and abseiled all the way down to the ground!
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After his amazing stunt, he then drove off with the Olympic flag on the back of his motorcycle as part of the handover to the American city of Los Angeles, which will host the next Games.
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It was then the turn of the American city to show us what we can expect in four years time. The highlight of the show was a performance by Billie Eilish of her new song 'Birds of a Feather' on the beach in Los Angeles.
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And finally, it was time to say goodbye - or au revoir - to the Olympic Games with a huge fireworks display which lit up the night sky over Paris.

After 16 days of amazing sport, the Paris Olympics are officially over!

The Games finished with a bang as a spectacular closing ceremony which had everything from singing and dancing, to acrobatics and fireworks!

The ceremony also saw Paris handing over the Games to the host of the next Olympics in 2028 - the American city of Los Angeles.

After all the drama and emotion of the Olympics, the countdown is now on for the Paralympic Games, which begins on 28 August and is also being held in Paris.

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