Olympics Closing Ceremony LIVE: Watch the ceremony in full as Paris 2024 concludes

Summary

Paris 2024 comes to a close after 16 days of thrilling action with ceremony at Stade de France
Hollywood star Tom Cruise abseils off the roof of Stade de France as flag is handed to 2028 hosts Los Angeles
Dr Dre joins Snoop Dogg on stage from Venice Beach in a star-studded occasion also featuring Billie Eilish and the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Trampoline gold medallist Bryony Page and Alex Yee, who won triathlon gold, are Great Britain's flagbearers
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Michael Emons and Bobbie Jackson

Postpublished at 22:07 British Summer Time 11 August
Another montage.
This time we're watching the Olympic torch on its journey across the globe.
That reminds me, I've got Celebrity Race Across the World to finish once this Games is done and dusted.
The flame has been settle and at times suspended above Paris over the last couple of weeks, it'll start it's journey to Los Angeles shortly.
We're heading into the home straight of this closing ceremony with more focus on that handover to the United States, who host in 2028, to come over the next 30 minutes or so.
Magnifique Marchandpublished at 22:06 British Summer Time 11 August
French swimming superstar Leon Marchand is the only competitor at these Games to be going home with four gold medals (as well as a bronze)
'Olympic history was made'published at 22:05 British Summer Time 11 August
My moment of the Games
Sharron Davies
Former Team GB swimmer
We were so lucky to be in that magical place, La Defense Arena, the swimming pool, where Olympic history was made with a home star in Frances’s Leon Marchand whose fans lifted the roof every time he swam. A wave of sound.
For the first time in my memory, as someone who's been to 13 Olympic Games my “moment” was when everyone at the Stade de France stopped to watch Marchand on their mobile take his fourth gold.
Such a special thing sends shivers down the spine. It’s wonderful to still see unique things after 50 years.
Media caption,
Paris 2024: 'I'm waiting to wake up' - four-time Olympic champion Marchand
'The swimming was epic'published at 22:04 British Summer Time 11 August
My moment of the Games
Clare Balding
BBC Sport presenter
The swimming was epic - Leon Marchand winning 4 golds in the pool and the GB men’s 4x200m freestyle relay ream defending their title in style.
Postpublished at 22:02 British Summer Time 11 August
It's got a Super Bowl feel to it with the stage in the middle of the pitch - you've got to feel the USA will smash this when they host the Olympics in 2028.
Thomas Mars, lead singer of Phoenix, is loving it.
He jumps into the crowd of athletes to finish off this set.
Down comes the confetti and France have done their job as far as the music section goes.
Speeches incoming...
Image source, Reuters
Postpublished at 22:01 British Summer Time 11 August
Phoenix are killing it tonight.
A rendition of 1901 has all of those athletes bouncing around at the side of the stage.
Who needs Glasto?
Postpublished at 22:00 British Summer Time 11 August
James FitzGerald
BBC News reporter at the Stade de France
The officials have managed to clear the stage of wandering athletes, and everyone's got a slightly better view in the upper levels of the stadium again.
After that more chilled-out interlude of Playground Love by Air, the proverbial torch is back to Phoenix as they tear into their second song, 1901 - this time with the aid of Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig.
'A real lesson in never giving up'published at 22:00 British Summer Time 11 August
My moment of the Games
Vicky Holland
Olympic triathlete bronze medallist
Perhaps unsurprisingly my moment came in the men’s triathlon when pre race favourite, our very own Alex Yee, looked totally beaten yet with less that a kilometre to go dig deep and found something extra to overhaul a 15 second deficit and sprint to victory.
It was a stunning turn of events and was truly snatching victory from the jaws of defeat and a real lesson in never giving up. It’s not over until it’s over!
Postpublished at 21:59 British Summer Time 11 August
Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend is here too.
Nothing like a bit of indie to get you through.
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Loving this closing ceremony, great music to end to a wonderful games. Just got back from France last night after soaking in the vibes in Marseille and Lyon, sad for it to be over! Bring on the Paralympics!
Rhiannon & Noah
Lux: AIR... MAGNIFIQUE..
Postpublished at 21:57 British Summer Time 11 August
Over to you Air.
Who knew France had produced so many cool bands?
Image source, Reuters
Postpublished at 21:54 British Summer Time 11 August
Cambodian rapper Vannda is not an artist I'm familiar with but he's up to perform with Phoenix.
This is a random collaboration.
And here's the Grim Reaper shredding a guitar solo.
Postpublished at 21:52 British Summer Time 11 August
Vincent Belorgey is the French producer known as Kavinsky and he's gone all out with some Terminator-style sunglasses.
Not sure they are required at night but each to their own.
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Get involvedpublished at 21:50 British Summer Time 11 August
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If we are ever going to have a Billie Eilish & Snoop Dogg collab, it would happen at the Olympics. Here’s to hoping 🤞
Ed in Chiswick, West London
Postpublished at 21:50 British Summer Time 11 August
This one takes me back.
Kavinsky with Nightcall.
Absolute cracker of a tune.
Postpublished at 21:48 British Summer Time 11 August
James FitzGerald
BBC News reporter at the Stade de France
What's going on now? The stadium announcer twice asks athletes to leave the stage - after a crowd of them clamber up.
It's not clear whether this is part of the plan.
Anyway - it's over to French band Phoenix, with their rendition of Lisztomania.
Postpublished at 21:47 British Summer Time 11 August
We're being treated to the best France has to offer.
Phoenix are up first with Lisztomania.
Image source, Reuters
Postpublished at 21:45 British Summer Time 11 August
Fancy some music?
'The image of the night'published at 21:44 British Summer Time 11 August
James FitzGerald
BBC News reporter at the Stade de France
The climax in that segment has provided the image of the night so far in the stadium.
The place is alight again, and an Olympic highlights reel has just captured people's interest on the big screen.
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I was overcome to see Matt Hudson-Smith run one of the fastest 400m races in history and remind us all that the journey is better than the outcome. Thank you Matt!
Brixton Pete
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Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	40	44	42	126
2	China	40	27	24	91
3	Japan	20	12	13	45
4	Australia	18	19	16	53
5	France	16	26	22	64
6	Netherlands	15	7	12	34
7	Great Britain	14	22	29	65
8	South Korea	13	9	10	32
9	Italy	12	13	15	40
10	Germany	12	13	8	33
11	New Zealand	10	7	3	20
12	Canada	9	7	11	27
13	Uzbekistan	8	2	3	13
14	Hungary	6	7	6	19
15	Spain	5	4	9	18
16	Sweden	4	4	3	11
17	Kenya	4	2	5	11
18	Norway	4	1	3	8
19	Ireland	4	0	3	7
20	Brazil	3	7	10	20
21	Iran	3	6	3	12
22	Ukraine	3	5	4	12
23	Romania	3	4	2	9
24	Georgia	3	3	1	7
25	Belgium	3	1	6	10
26	Bulgaria	3	1	3	7
27	Serbia	3	1	1	5
28	Czech Republic	3	0	2	5
29	Denmark	2	2	5	9
30	Azerbaijan	2	2	3	7
30	Croatia	2	2	3	7
32	Cuba	2	1	6	9
33	Bahrain	2	1	1	4
34	Slovenia	2	1	0	3
35	Chinese Taipei	2	0	5	7
36	Austria	2	0	3	5
37	Hong Kong	2	0	2	4
37	Philippines	2	0	2	4
39	Algeria	2	0	1	3
39	Indonesia	2	0	1	3
41	Israel	1	5	1	7
42	Poland	1	4	5	10
43	Kazakhstan	1	3	3	7
44	Jamaica	1	3	2	6
44	South Africa	1	3	2	6
44	Thailand	1	3	2	6
47	Ethiopia	1	3	0	4
48	Switzerland	1	2	5	8
49	Ecuador	1	2	2	5
50	Portugal	1	2	1	4
51	Greece	1	1	6	8
52	Argentina	1	1	1	3
52	Egypt	1	1	1	3
52	Tunisia	1	1	1	3
55	Botswana	1	1	0	2
55	Chile	1	1	0	2
55	St Lucia	1	1	0	2
55	Uganda	1	1	0	2
59	Dominican Republic	1	0	2	3
60	Guatemala	1	0	1	2
60	Morocco	1	0	1	2
62	Dominica	1	0	0	1
62	Pakistan	1	0	0	1
64	Turkey	0	3	5	8
65	Mexico	0	3	2	5
66	Armenia	0	3	1	4
66	Colombia	0	3	1	4
68	North Korea	0	2	4	6
68	Kyrgyzstan	0	2	4	6
70	Lithuania	0	2	2	4
71	India	0	1	5	6
72	Moldova	0	1	3	4
73	Kosovo	0	1	1	2
74	Cyprus	0	1	0	1
74	Fiji	0	1	0	1
74	Jordan	0	1	0	1
74	Mongolia	0	1	0	1
74	Panama	0	1	0	1
79	Tajikistan	0	0	3	3
80	Albania	0	0	2	2
80	Grenada	0	0	2	2
80	Malaysia	0	0	2	2
80	Puerto Rico	0	0	2	2
84	Cape Verde	0	0	1	1
84	Ivory Coast	0	0	1	1
84	Refugee Olympic Team	0	0	1	1
84	Peru	0	0	1	1
84	Qatar	0	0	1	1
84	Singapore	0	0	1	1
84	Slovakia	0	0	1	1
84	Zambia	0	0	1	1
92	Afghanistan	0	0	0	0
92	American Samoa	0	0	0	0
92	Andorra	0	0	0	0
92	Angola	0	0	0	0
92	Antigua and Barbuda	0	0	0	0
92	Aruba	0	0	0	0
92	Bahamas	0	0	0	0
92	Bangladesh	0	0	0	0
92	Barbados	0	0	0	0
92	Belize	0	0	0	0
92	Benin	0	0	0	0
92	Bermuda	0	0	0	0
92	Bhutan	0	0	0	0
92	Bolivia	0	0	0	0
92	Bosnia-Herzegovina	0	0	0	0
92	Brunei	0	0	0	0
92	Burkina Faso	0	0	0	0
92	Burundi	0	0	0	0
92	Cambodia	0	0	0	0
92	Cameroon	0	0	0	0
92	Cayman Islands	0	0	0	0
92	Central African Republic	0	0	0	0
92	Chad	0	0	0	0
92	Comoros	0	0	0	0
92	Congo	0	0	0	0
92	Cook Islands	0	0	0	0
92	Costa Rica	0	0	0	0
92	Djibouti	0	0	0	0
92	DR Congo	0	0	0	0
92	El Salvador	0	0	0	0
92	Equatorial Guinea	0	0	0	0
92	Eritrea	0	0	0	0
92	Estonia	0	0	0	0
92	Eswatini	0	0	0	0
92	Finland	0	0	0	0
92	Gabon	0	0	0	0
92	Gambia	0	0	0	0
92	Ghana	0	0	0	0
92	Guam	0	0	0	0
92	Guinea	0	0	0	0
92	Guinea-Bissau	0	0	0	0
92	Guyana	0	0	0	0
92	Haiti	0	0	0	0
92	Honduras	0	0	0	0
92	Iceland	0	0	0	0
92	Iraq	0	0	0	0
92	Kiribati	0	0	0	0
92	Kuwait	0	0	0	0
92	Laos	0	0	0	0
92	Latvia	0	0	0	0
92	Lebanon	0	0	0	0
92	Lesotho	0	0	0	0
92	Liberia	0	0	0	0
92	Libya	0	0	0	0
92	Liechtenstein	0	0	0	0
92	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0
92	Madagascar	0	0	0	0
92	Malawi	0	0	0	0
92	Maldives	0	0	0	0
92	Mali	0	0	0	0
92	Malta	0	0	0	0
92	Marshall Islands	0	0	0	0
92	Mauritania	0	0	0	0
92	Mauritius	0	0	0	0
92	Micronesia	0	0	0	0
92	Monaco	0	0	0	0
92	Montenegro	0	0	0	0
92	Mozambique	0	0	0	0
92	Myanmar	0	0	0	0
92	Namibia	0	0	0	0
92	Nauru	0	0	0	0
92	Nepal	0	0	0	0
92	Nicaragua	0	0	0	0
92	Niger	0	0	0	0
92	Nigeria	0	0	0	0
92	North Macedonia	0	0	0	0
92	Oman	0	0	0	0
92	Palau	0	0	0	0
92	Palestine	0	0	0	0
92	Papua New Guinea	0	0	0	0
92	Paraguay	0	0	0	0
92	Rwanda	0	0	0	0
92	Samoa	0	0	0	0
92	San Marino	0	0	0	0
92	Sao Tome and Principe	0	0	0	0
92	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0
92	Senegal	0	0	0	0
92	Seychelles	0	0	0	0
92	Sierra Leone	0	0	0	0
92	Solomon Islands	0	0	0	0
92	Somalia	0	0	0	0
92	South Sudan	0	0	0	0
92	Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0
92	St Kitts and Nevis	0	0	0	0
92	St Vincent and the Grenadines	0	0	0	0
92	Sudan	0	0	0	0
92	Suriname	0	0	0	0
92	Syria	0	0	0	0
92	Tanzania	0	0	0	0
92	East Timor	0	0	0	0
92	Togo	0	0	0	0
92	Tonga	0	0	0	0
92	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0	0
92	Turkmenistan	0	0	0	0
92	Tuvalu	0	0	0	0
92	United Arab Emirates	0	0	0	0
92	Uruguay	0	0	0	0
92	Vanuatu	0	0	0	0
92	Venezuela	0	0	0	0
92	Vietnam	0	0	0	0
92	British Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0
92	American Virgin Islands	0	0	0	0
92	Yemen	0	0	0	0
92	Zimbabwe	0	0	0	0

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