Olympics 2024 closing ceremony highlights: France's Leon Marchand blows out Olympic flame; Paris hands over baton to LA

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: A proper Parisian party is guaranteed as the closing ceremony is underway at the Stade de France. French President Emmanuel Macron and International Olympic Committee president (Thomas Bach) shared a warm embrace at the monumental arena. France's national anthem is getting a beautiful rendition in Paris!

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: The end of the Olympics is here! The star-studded closing ceremony begins at Stade de France. French swimmer Leon Marchand starts Olympic flame's journey to the Stade de France for Paris Games closing ceremony.

Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony LIVE: Boxing champion Imane Khelif is the flag bearer of Alegria while US' Katie Ledecky and French rugby star Antoine Dupont will do the same honours after striking gold at the Paris Games 2024. Swim star Kaylee McKeown and sailor Matt Wearn are representing Australia for the top honour. Italian couple Rossella Fiamingo and Gregorio Paltrinieri are carrying Italy's national flag at the Stade de France. We are moments away!

Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony LIVE: PM Modi has lauded the performances of the Indian contingent at the Paris Olympics 2024. "As the Paris Olympics conclude, I appreciate the efforts of the entire Indian contingent through the games," PM Modi said. "All the athletes have given their best and every Indian is proud of them. Wishing our sporting heroes the best for their upcoming endeavours," the Indian Prime Minister added.

Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony LIVE: Hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh is accompanying pistol shooter Manu Bhaker as the joint-flagbearers of India for the closing ceremony of the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. Bhaker (22) won a bronze each in the women's 10-metre air pistol and 10-metre air pistol mixed team event at the Summer Games. Sreejesh's stunning saves secured India a bronze medal with 2-1 win over Spain in the medal match.

Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony LIVE: The first modern Olympics was ended with a closing ceremony at the 1896 Summer Games. In the Parade of the Nations, the head of state of the host country graces the venue with the International Olympic Committee president. The host nation's flag gets raised when the national anthem of the host country is sung at the venue. From the parade of flags to a parade of athletes, the event also features the official handover of the Olympic flag to the representative of the city hosting the next Olympics in four years. In the end, the Olympic flame gets extinguished. Did you know? The Olympics closing ceremony is being called "Records".

Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony LIVE: The 33rd edition of the Olympic Games is set to conclude in Paris tonight. The opening ceremony was held on the River Seine. The closing ceremony will be held at the Stade de France. Shooter Manu Bhaker and hockey icon PR Sreejesh are India's flagbearers for the Parade of Nations. The Paris 2024 closing ceremony will start at 12:30 AM IST. You can watch the Paris 2024 Olympics closing ceremony on Sports18 and Sports18 HD. The live streaming of the Paris 2024 closing ceremony is available on Jio Cinema.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: Hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach were seated in the front row when women breakers kickstarted riveting clashes on Friday. Japanese B-Girl Ami (Ami Yuasa) battled past Lithuanian 17-year-old B-Girl Nicka (Dominika Banevic) to dance her way to the first-ever gold medal in breaking. Breaking was added to the programme for the Paris Games 2024 to attract a younger and more diverse fanbase to the Olympics.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: China delivered its best performance at the Olympics since the 2008 edition of the Summer Games. China won 40 golds in Paris. With clean sweeps, Chinese athletes strengthened their dominance in diving and table tennis. China finished second on the table with joint-most gold medals with the United States.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: Celebrated hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh has joined star shooter Manu Bhaker as India's flagbearer of the Indian contingent for the closing ceremony at the Paris Olympic Games. Sreejesh also was also the flagbearer in the closing ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games last year.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: Netherlands' runner Sifan Hassan traded elbows with Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia before sprinting by her to win the last track event of the Paris Olympics 2024. “I feel like I am dreaming. At the end, I thought, ‘This is just a 100-meter sprint. Come on, Sifan. One more. Just feel it,'" Hassan said. "Every step I challenged myself, and now I am so grateful.”

For the first time, the women’s marathon was held on the final day of the Olympics instead of the men’s race.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: Paris police and security services are shifting their focus to the closing ceremony. The upcoming event will draw curtains on the 2024 Summer Games. More than 30,000 police officers have been deployed in Paris. Earlier, French police evacuated the area around the Eiffel Tower after a shirtless man was seen climbing the 330-meter (1,083-foot) tall landmark. Paris closing show will take place at the Stade de France.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: As per multiple reports, superstar Tom Cruise is tipped to give the Paris Olympic Games a Hollywood ending. Interestingly, sun-baked streets of Paris Sunday witnessed a 'Mission Impossible' finish. Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan recorded a gruelling women's marathon win on the final day. Hassan competed in the 5,000m, the 10,000m and the marathon - the last two competitions were just two days apart! She won bronze in the 10,000m at Stade de France after finishing third in the 5,000m.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: Grammy-winning artist H.E.R. will perform the US national anthem live in Paris at the closing ceremony. "This is the biggest moment in LA28 history to date, as the Olympic flag passes from Paris to LA,” LA28 Chairperson and President Casey Wasserman said in a statement.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: With Paris preparing for the 2024 Olympics closing ceremony, the star-studded affair will feature the likes of Billie Eilish, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg. Hollywood star Tom Cruise is also tipped to feature in Paris tonight. The ceremony will take place at the Stade de France.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: Athletes entering the parade on boats and the celebration of inclusivity bagged headlines at the Paris Games 2024. Talking about the closing ceremony, the ultimate spectacle features the athletes’ parade and the handover of the Olympic flag to the organizers of the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles According to the Paris organizers, the ceremony will include more than 100 performers, acrobats, dancers and circus artists on a huge stage.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: USA claimed a thrilling 67-66 win over France in the women's basketball final on the last day of the Paris Games. With LeBron James sitting courtside, the women's team bagged a historic eighth consecutive Olympic crown. During the final 10 seconds of the encounter, Gabby Williams drained a clutch three to leave Les Bleues down one with five seconds left. When the clock hit zero, Williams fired the final shot to level the game 67-67. A video replay confirmed that Williams was inside the arch good for two points - meaning USA ended up defeating France 67-66. A win by a single point handed USA its 40 gold. USA finished above China at the top of the medal table by virtue of 44 silvers in the Paris Games.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: The United States managed to hold off France 67-66 to secure an unprecedented eight successive women's Olympic basketball gold at the Paris Games 2024. USA have also extended its run of victories at the tournament to 61 games. A'ja Wilson scored a game-high 21 points for the Americans who won the title for the 10th time overall. US women secured the country’s 40th gold medal at the Paris Games to top the medals table.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: The United States finished as table-toppers at the Paris Olympics. USA and China both won 40 golds in Paris. However, USA finished above China at the top of the medal table by virtue of 44 silvers. France won 16 golds to finish fifth on the table.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: The men's water polo tournament at the Olympics ended the same way it ended in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. Serbia defeated Croatia 13-11 for its third consecutive gold medal in men’s water polo at the Paris Olympics. Nikola Dedovic and captain Nikola Jaksic each had two goals. “We played better every single game,” Jaksic said. "It was the idea that we wanted to do in the first place. We won the game deservedly so.”

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment after a torrent of criticism and false claims about her sex during the Paris Olympics. Khelif is Algeria's flag bearer in the closing ceremony. She won gold in the women’s welterweight division.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: A man was seen climbing the Eiffel Tower which prompted an evacuation from French Police hours before the closing ceremony in Paris. As per the latest updates, the shirtless man scaled the 330-metre (1,083-foot) tall tower in the afternoon. Police escorted visitors away from the area around 3 pm. More than 30,000 police officers have been deployed today.

Paris Olympics 2024, Closing Ceremony Live Updates: The Olympic flame will be extinguished and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo will give the flag to her Los Angeles counterpart - Karen Bass. This is a symbolic handover to the next hosts for the 2028 Summer Games.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 16 Live Updates: While the opening ceremony was unlike anything that has happened in past Olympics, the closing ceremony will be a more traditional affair. It will take place in front of 80.000 spectators at the Stade de France. The Closing Ceremony will also feature the ceremonial extinguishing of the Olympic Flame and the transfer of the Olympic Flag to the Los Angeles 2028 Organising Committee, marking the transition to the next Summer Games.

Paris Olympics 2024, Day 16 Live Updates: It is all square after 2 quarters in the women's basketball gold medal match between France and the United States. It is 25-25 at half-time. This is the last event of the day, and the last event of these Paris Olympics.