Manu Bhaker, PR Sreejesh Carry Indian Flag as Thomas Bach Declares Paris Games Closed
The 33rd edition of the Summer olympics came to a conclusion on sunday in a grand ceremony at the Stade de france in Paris.
The ceremony began with a musical as French swimmer Leon Marchand extinguished the cauldron before carrying the lantern with the Olympic flame to the stadium, which witnessed a choreography of the journey of the olympics from antiquity to modernity.
The flagbearers from every nation carried their flag with pride as double medallist manu Bhaker and bronze-winning hockey team goalie PR Sreejesh did the honours for the indian unit.
The national contingents made their way to the ground as they revelled in all the glory and affection at the Stade de France. Athletes sporting their national threads, medalists flaunting their accolades and the truly passionate waving their flags with a wide grin on their data-faces filled the occasion as the indian athletes saluted the fans for all their support on foreign soil. The paris Games, special for more than one reason, broke with the tradition of the men's marathon being the final race when the women's marathon champions came out for the final medal ceremony.
Thomas Bach and Sebastian Coe honored Kenyan bronze medalist helen Obiri, Ethiopian silver medalist Tigset Asfaa and Dutch Olympic champion Seifan Hassan. And the Dutch national anthem rang out in the French capital.
The President of the paris 2024 Committee Tony Stanguet offered his condolences, recalling four years of memories. He expressed his gratitude to everyone involved in organizing the event and urged the fans to continue to love the Paralympics and the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. Bach took to the stage and delivered a speech, praising "our French friends" for setting up such a big place in the famous places. international Olympic Committee President Bach served as Mayor of paris, Anne Hidalgo presented the Olympic flag to the President of the international Olympic Committee, who presented the Olympic flag to the Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass, before H.E.R released their version of the US Anthem.
It's a hollywood scene in paris, with tom Cruise making a grand entrance, carrying the flag on his bike and boarding a plane before jetting off to the US while showing the red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg and Billie Eilish in their musical style. . .