What a showpublished at 23:15 British Summer Time 11 August
A fitting way to end the Greatest Show On Earth.
What an Olympics it has been. Nearly three weeks of brilliant sporting action, great drama, tears, celebrations and amazing stories.
That concludes our coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics, but don't forget, the Paralympics start in the French capital on 28 August and conclude on 8 September.
On behalf of all the team, thank you for being with us and hope you all enjoyed it all as much as we did.
Goodbye.
![The Golden Voyager performs during the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games Paris 2024](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/640/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/8/11/38f28433-1208-4b72-8d7f-918ba86910d5.jpg.webp)
The Golden Voyager performs during the Closing Ceremony
![Thomas Mars, lead singer of French Indie rock band Phoenix](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/640/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/8/11/056e4da1-5997-4cdf-8153-1ff1cdf1327d.jpg.webp)
Thomas Mars, lead singer of French Indie rock band Phoenix
![Olympic rings](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/640/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/8/11/7b65158a-2291-4ea8-b6ec-f5fe75730ae8.jpg.webp)
![Closing ceremony](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/640/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/8/11/789d04a0-b280-4c38-a7e6-4faab7fb6618.png.webp)
![Actor Tom Cruise holds the Olympics flag during the closing ceremony](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/640/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/8/11/09075636-0377-4109-a77b-34d1c4efcc38.jpg.webp)
Actor Tom Cruise holds the Olympics flag during the closing ceremony
![Fireworks at the closing ceremony](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/640/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2024/8/11/a5a9c8dc-cf2f-46a3-9192-7dde5360df0c.png.webp)