A total of 850 medals were awarded in 32 Olympic sports.

More than 10,000 of them attended the Paris meeting. The best athletes from around the world competed for two weeks for gold, silver and bronze medals. A total of 850 medals were awarded in 32 Olympic sports. The athletes also proudly displayed their country’s flag at the closing ceremony.

The Olympic flame has been blown out and the Paris Olympics have officially come to an end. But the French capital did not allow itself another spectacular show at the closing ceremony. The flag of the Luxembourg team was lightweight athlete Patrizia van der Weken. Of course, despite the grand and impressive musical performances, sports were still in the foreground. This is how the medals for the women’s marathon were awarded.

The runner-up, Sfan Hassan from the Netherlands, won the championship. She sprinted to the last meter, leading the Ethiopian runner by only 3 seconds, and broke the Olympic record with a time of 2 hours, 22 minutes and 55 seconds.

A total of 32 Olympic records were broken at this Olympics, and 10 world records were broken. For example, in archery, high jump or rock climbing. The United States won the most medals, ahead of China and Japan.

Nearly 10 million tickets were sold for the Olympics, with more people watching the Games than ever before.

After the show, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo handed the Olympic flag with the five rings to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. The next Olympics will be held there in 2028.

But the sporting atmosphere in Paris is not over yet. Starting on August 28, 4,400 men and women will compete against each other in the Paralympic Games. The French flag was handed over to the Paralympic athletes with great ceremony.