Paris Olympics 2024 close, Los Angeles takes torch: Five key takeaways
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Paris Olympics 2024 close, Los Angeles takes torch: Five key takeaways

Al Jazeera  

As the 2024 games end with a spectacular closing ceremony, we take a look back on the two-week sports spectacular. Here are five key takeaways from this year’s Olympics: ‘From one day to the next, the whole of France became Olympic’ Paris brought down the curtain on an Olympic Games that brought scintillating sport to the heart of the French capital, breathing new life into an Olympic brand hurt by the difficulties of Rio de Janeiro’s 2016 Games and Tokyo’s COVID-hit event. We got Leon Marchand,” Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet told the crowd, referring to the French swimmer who took home four golds and won a legion of new fans. Each is a California native, including H E R. The stadium crowd roared as French swimmer Leon Marchand first collected the Olympic flame from the Tuileries Garden in central Paris. 🔥 As we bid farewell to the Paris 2024 Olympic flame, Yseult treats us to a spine-tingling rendition of “My way”.#Paris2024 #LA28 #ClosingCeremony pic.twitter.com/SWRYUpVW86 — The Olympic Games August 11, 2024 Finally, sporting memories The French had a new golden boy to celebrate with Marchand emerging as the king of the pool, before French judoka Teddy Riner reigned supreme as he claimed his fifth Olympic gold medal.

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Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at Paris Olympics’ closing ceremony
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LA28 touts ‘authentically Los Angeles’ Olympics as it takes handoff from Paris
4 months, 1 week ago

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LA Times  

No other city in the world can do what Paris has done over the last three weeks, staging the drama of Olympic competition against the mise-en-scene of a glowing Eiffel Tower and the lush gardens of Versailles. Tom Cruise rappels from the top of the Stade de France during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday. There …

Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at Paris Olympics' closing ceremony
4 months, 1 week ago

Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at Paris Olympics' closing ceremony

New Indian Express  

PARIS: The closing ceremony for the Paris Olympics will bring out several stars: Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers are scheduled to perform Sunday. Each of the music artists is a California native, including H.E.R., who is expected to sing the U.S. national anthem live at the Stade de France. “This is the biggest moment in LA28 …

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