The ceremony will transform France’s national stadium into a concert hall to draw the curtain on over two weeks of competition as Paris hands over the Olympic flag to Los Angeles, the 2028 host city.
It’s hard to believe it’s only been just over two weeks since Celine Dion serenaded us at the opening ceremony. After the historic stretch of Olympic competition that followed, it’s time to wrap it all up.
And historic it was. The Summer Games made novel use of the country’s iconic venues (the Eiffel Tower, Grand Palais and The Palace of Versailles to name just a few).
Meanwhile, American swimmer Katie Ledecky, who added four more medals to her overall total of 14, became the most decorated female Olympian, while Léon Marchand showed the world he’s swimming’s next big thing. U.S. gymnasts, led by Simone Biles, got their redemption, and St. Lucia won its first ever medal — in the fastest track event no less.
The Paris Games weren’t without controversy. An Olympics billed to be a gender inclusive games saw the targeting of female Algerian boxer Imane Khelif over her gender.
