Paris 2024 Olympic games wrap-up: Team USA’s triumphs, and what’s next for Los Angeles 2028

The Paris Games culminated in a spectacular closing ceremony, providing a fitting end to more than two weeks of spectacular competition.

PARIS — It’s time to say au revoir to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad.

The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris have officially drawn to a close, capping off 19 days of eye-popping spectacle, jaw-dropping athletic triumphs and ear-splitting cheers from spectators across the French capital and around the world.

The Paris Games culminated in a spectacular closing ceremony. More than 10,000 athletes paraded through the Stade de France north of Paris. Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky and Nick Mead proudly represented Team USA as flag bearers.

The indie group Phoenix and the R&B singer H.E.R. rocked out for the crowds. Tom Cruise, symbolizing the handover to the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles, rappelled down into the stadium, accepted the Olympic flag and sped away on a motorcycle.

The lavish ceremony provided a fitting end to more than two weeks of competition boasting extraordinary feats of strength and resilience — particularly for Team USA, which collected a staggering 125 medals, including 40 golds.

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