Manu Bhaker, PR Sreejesh Carry Indian Flag at Paris 2024 Closing Ceremony.
The flagbearers from every nation carried their flag with pride as double-medallist Bhaker and bronze-winning hockey team goalie Sreejesh did the honours for the Indian unit
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 faces filled the occasion as the Indian athletes saluted the fans for all their support on foreign soil.
The Paris Games, which was special for more than one reason, broke the tradition of the men’s marathon being the final event as the winners of the women’s marathon walk out for the final medal ceremony of.
Thomas Bach and Sebastian Coe felicitate Kenya’s bronze-winning Hellen Obiri, Ethiopia’s silver-clinching Tigst Assefa and the Olympic champion Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan. And the Netherlands’ national anthem echoes through the French capital.
Tony Estanguet, the chief of the Paris 2024 committee, delivered his vote of thanks as he reminisced on the quadrennial that was. He conveyed his gratitude to everyone involved with the organisation of the event and extended the fans to keep the outpouring of love streaming for the upcoming Paralympics and the 2028 LA Olympics.
Bach took the spotlight and delivered an eloquent monologue as he commended ‘our French friends’ for setting a splendid stage at iconic venues. The IOC President Bach presided over the handover ceremony as the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo presented the Olympic flag to the IOC chief, who in turn handed it to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass before H.E.R rendered her version of the American anthem.
There was a dose of Hollywood in Paris Tom Cruise made a grand entrance and carried away the flag in style on his bike and onto an aircraft before the shot cut to the USA as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg and Billie Eilish demonstrated their music stylings.
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