The best photos from the 2024 Olympics closing ceremony

The best photos from the 2024 Olympics closing ceremony

August 11, 2024

How the Paris Olympics will be remembered


How the Paris Olympic Games will be remembered

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After 16 days of spectacular competition, the 2024 Olympic Games came to an end on Sunday with the traditional closing ceremony. 

The Olympic flame was extinguished at Paris’s Stade de France during a ceremony called “Records,” directed by Thomas Jolly, who was also the artistic director of the much-discussed opening ceremony

The ceremony featured performances by Billie Eilish, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and H.E.R, as French President Emmanuel Macron and various royals and heads of state looked on.

Here are some of the best photos from the event.

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Olympic teams enter Stade de France during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Athletes from Team USA enjoy the atmosphere during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France. 

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Flagbearers Nick Mead and Katie Ledecky of Team USA hold their nation’s flag during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
Gold medalist Masai Russell of Team USA looks on during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
Thomas Bach, President of the IOC, French President Emmanuel Macron, Bridgette Macron, and Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games seen alongside members of the IOC in the stands prior to the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Queen Silvia of Sweden, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Sofía of Spain applaud during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
A general view of the Olympic Cauldron and air balloon as French Singer-Songwriter Zaho de Sagazan performs during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France. 

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
The Golden Voyager performs during the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
The Golden Voyager performs during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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French swimmer Leon Marchand takes the Olympic flame from the cauldron at the Jardin des Tuileries on August 11, 2024, ahead of the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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Parisienne Projections
A photograph of swimming gold medalist Leon Marchand of Team France projected in Montmartre overlooking the fireworks during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
Dancers perform during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
A general view of the inside of the stadium as a pyrotechnics display takes place during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 11: Thomas Mars, lead singer of French Indie rock band Phoenix, high-fives fans during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
Actor Tom Cruise jumps from the roof of the Stade de France during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Tom Cruise leaves with the Olympic flag as Simone Biles and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass look on during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024.

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass gives the Olympic flag to Simone Biles during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024.

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
Singer H.E.R. performs the American national anthem during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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LA28 Olympic Games Handover Celebration
Finneas and Billie Eilish perform at the LA28 Olympic Games handover celebration on August 11, 2028.

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend performs with French indie rock band Phoenix during the Olympics closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
A general view of the inside of the stadium as a pyrotechnics display takes place during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Paris Olympic Games 2024 - Closing Ceremony
People arrive at the Olympics closing ceremony on August 11, 2024 in Paris, France.

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
French Singer-Songwriter Zaho de Sagazan performs during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France.

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French singer-songwriter Yseult performs during the closing ceremony in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on August 11, 2024.

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Closing Ceremony - Olympic Games Paris 2024: Day 16
General view of fireworks during the closing ceremony on August 12, 2024, in Paris, France.

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Table showing the number of medals won by each country or delegation in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris