Olympic flame extinguished in Paris, to burn in Los Angeles four years later

The XXXIII Games officially ended today during the closing ceremony at the Stade de France. Olympic Games. During the ceremony, silver medalist sailor Toni Vodišek and golfer Pia Babnik raised the Slovenian flag. The Olympic flag is now accepted by the organizers of the next Games, and even Hollywood star Tom Cruise lowered it from the roof of the stadium. Just hours before the closing of the Olympics, a security incident occurred at the Eiffel Tower, a major attraction in Paris.

The 2024 Paris Olympics have said goodbye. “I declare the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad closed,” IOC President Thomas Bach announced today at the closing ceremony at the Stade de France. “I’ll see you in Los Angeles in four years,” he added. The Olympic flame has gone out in Paris, but in four years it will be lit again in California.

A silver kite carried the Slovenian flag to the final scene Tony Wodisek and a golfer Pia Babnik. French swimming star Leon MarchandThe winner of five medals in these competitions will bring a lantern to the stadium from the Tuileries Gardens, where the Olympic flame has been burning for the past two weeks and where two former athletes lit the flame at midnight on July 26. Marie Jose Perec Among judo athletes Teddy Riner,closure.

Closing Ceremony Photo Gallery:

In the grandest of settings, at a packed Stade de France, which was also packed with other Olympic competitors, President Moka bach and World Athletics President Sebastian Coe The final set of medals was awarded to the best three marathon runners, with the bronze medal going to the Kenyan Helen ObiriSilver Ethiopian Female Tigest Asefi and gold to the Dutch Sifan Hassan.

Compared to the opening ceremony two weeks ago, fewer athletes attended the closing ceremony because many had already gone home. That also applied to the Slovenian team in Paris, who wrote on Facebook on behalf of everyone before heading to the pitch: “We came in the rain, we leave in the sun. Joy, pride and happiness.”

This year, Olympians also elected four new members to the Mok Athletes Commission: former U.S. Allison FelixGerman gymnast Kim BaeAustralian canoeist Jessica Fox and New Zealand tennis players Marcus DanielThey are now present at the stadium, also applauding the more than 45,000 volunteers who are ensuring the 33rd Games run as smoothly as possible.

He also directed the final performance Thomas JollyThe spectacular show centred on the “Golden Traveller”, a mysterious figure who descended from the roof of the stadium, followed by a hymn to Apollo, the raising of the Olympic rings and a fireworks display. Entertainment was provided by a French band Phoenix.

Thomas Bach’s stirring final speech as President of MO.
Photo: Reuters

As is customary, the chairman of the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee delivered a speech at the meeting Tony Estangue In an emotional speech, President Moka Bach praised all the athletes who had once again shown incredible fighting spirit and demonstrated “the greatness of human capacity”, but he also announced that he would not compete for the new post of President of the World Olympic Organisation.

Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo Handing over the Olympic flag to the Mayor of Los Angeles Karen BassThe American metropolis will host the world’s largest sporting event in 2028. A Hollywood star descended from the stadium roof onto the stage in the style of a character from the Mission Impossible series Tom Cruise Accompanied by the sound of a guitarist, he received the Olympic flag from American gymnast Simone Biles and the mayor of Los Angeles she Riding a motorcycle through the streets of Paris and boarding a plane was just a great introduction to the Los Angeles Olympics.

This is how Hollywood star Tom Cruise walked down from the stadium roof.
Photo: Reuters

In the next scene, the Hollywood sign and the Olympic rings can be seen over the city of Los Angeles. Many American athletes, such as female mountain bikers, participated in the Olympic Flag Trail through Los Angeles. Kate Courtneyathlete Michael Johnson Inrolcar Jagger Eaton.

They broadcast live from the beach in Los Angeles Red Hot Chili PeppersPennsylvania return Billie Eilish Logging Snoop DoggHe was the bearer of the Olympic flame in Paris throughout the Games and before the Opening Ceremony. He was joined by the legendary Dr. Dreand all of this has foreshadowed how star-studded the most likely match will be four years from now.

But one thing is for sure, American sports fans will have a tough task ahead of them four years from now. Moali will try to create an atmosphere in the stadiums similar to what the French team had the past two weeks. They packed the stands at all the venues for the games.

They were holding the Slovenian flag…

The record-breaking 90-member Slovenian Olympic expedition left the French capital with three medals, including two golds won by climbers Janja Garnblatt and judo athletes Andrea Lescasilver, sailor in kite formula Tony WodisekLeski has been in Slovenia for a long time, and Gaanbretova and Vodisek were supposed to be the flag bearers of the Slovenian expedition at the closing ceremony, but that changed a while ago. Gaanbret was replaced by a female golfer Pia Babnikthe Slovenian Olympic Committee announced.

Eiffel Tower Incident

In the run-up to the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games held in the French capital over the past two weeks, organizers have mobilized more than 30,000 police, soldiers and security guards to ensure everything goes smoothly in Paris and the surrounding areas. But today he escaped from a climber who scaled the 330-meter-high Eiffel Tower, a landmark in the center of Paris.

There’s a guy climbing the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower. You can see him on the blue ring.

To ensure safety, tourists have been evacuated and the entrance to the tower has been closed.

He took ‘climbing the Eiffel Tower’ way too literally! #Olympic Games #Paris2024 @NBCOlympics @NBCNews @latimes pic.twitter.com/01BFmJqTOV

— kevinwinston (@kevinwinston) August 11, 2024

The unauthorized climber was spotted when he had already reached the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower. Security guards immediately closed it off and evacuated most of the tourists, with a group of tourists trapped on the observation deck at the top of the iconic building for half an hour, according to foreign media reports. The climber was arrested and life soon returned to normal, with organizers now focusing their attention on the final grand spectacle.

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