The Tokyo Paralympics officially came to an end on Saturday as the closing ceremony took place at the Olympic Stadium.
While the ceremony — which included singing, dancing, and a parade of nations — drew to its conclusion in the Japanese capital, the Paralympic flag was formally passed on to Paris and accepted by the city’s mayor, Anne Hidalgo, in anticipation of hosting the 2024 Games. It marks the end of nearly two weeks of Paralympic sport, during which China topped the medal table with 96 golds and 207 medals in total. Great Britain was second with 41 golds and USA third with 37. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and features „Together, against the odds, we did it,“ said International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons during his closing ceremony speech.
