Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE Updates: Indian Contingent Arrives At Star-Studded Closing Ceremony

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: The Olympic rings come alive

The enactment of the excavation of the Olympic rings comes to an end, as the rings are joined in the night sky at the centre of the Stade de France. The performance receives an enormous applause from the 70,000-odd in the stadium.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: The hymn to Apollo

The oldest hymn of ancient Greece, the hymn to Apollo, is being played on the piano, as an air of serenity envelopes the Stade de France. There has been quite a change of atmosphere from the dancing athletes to this over the last few minutes.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Meaning behind the performance

The performance is a play on the rebirth of the Olympics, and the excavation of the Olympic rings. First hosted by Paris in 1900, the act symbolizes the change from antiquity to the modern era in 2024.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: An air of mystery

Different kinds of performers inside the Stade de France, as a lot of smoke lies in the centre of an otherwise dark stadium. 

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Gala continues in Paris

Stade de France is being lit up by the sound of the orchestra and glittered by performers arriving in various costumes. It is quite a grand show here, as the origins of the Olympics are played out.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: 4 new IOC members

Four new members inducted into the IOC athletes commission, to be the voice of the athletes for the next Olympics and beyond. They are:

Alysson Felix – Athletics (USA)

Kim Bui – Gymnastics (Germany)

Jessica Fox – Canoe (Australia)

Marcus Daniell – Tennis (New Zealand)

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Volunteers enter

The volunteers make their way into the Stade de France. The unsung heroes who keep such a grand event ticking on so many scales. 

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Women’s marathon medal ceremony

We are now having the medal ceremony of the women’s marathon, one of the events on the final day of Paris 2024. 

Kenya’s Hellen Obiri takes bronze, Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa claims silver and Netherlands’ Sifan Hassan wears a proud gold around her neck.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: We are the Champions!

And there’s the classic! Queen’s ‘We are the Champions’ plays at the Stade de France. An unmissable from song from any sporting ceremony playlist.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: The dance continues

The song ‘Freed from desire’ plays around Stade de France, as the athletes continue to enjoy in front of a 70,000-packed Stade de France.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Karaoke

A karaoke plays in the background as more and more nations take a walk around the Stade de France. It’s a beautiful night in Paris!

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: The athletes are in

All the athletes have entered the Stade de France. Sadly, we are yet to get a snapshot of Manu Bhaker or PR Sreejesh.

The big performances of the night are set to begin soon!

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: China glittering

Tens of Chinese athletes are entering the Stade de France. The nation that almost clinched first spot in the Paris Olympics, but got beaten to first place by the USA in the last event of the Games.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Athletes enjoying

Athletes from several nations are having a gala time inside the Stade de France. Some are dancing, some are jumping, some waving their flags, some showing off their glittering medals. 

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: No glimpse of Manu-Sreejesh yet

Manu-Sreejesh must have entered the Stade de France by now, but we are yet to catch a glimpse of our two stars. The Paris 2024 closing ceremony is on in full flow.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Athletes enter!

The athletes are making their way into the Stade de France now. Manu and Sreejesh should be in soon.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Still awaiting Manu and Sreejesh

Manu Bhaker and PR Sreejesh are yet to walk out onto the Stade de France.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: More nations enter

Canada, Great Britain, Ivory Coast, Ireland, Egypt and many more nations continue to enter.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Macron and Bach introduced

France President Emmanuel Macron and International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach have taken centre stage, just before the French national anthem is played by the orchestra.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Orchestra at Stade de France

An orchestra is in rhythm at the Stade de France, in what is the first performance in the stadium. 

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Marchand marches

Marchand marches with the Olympic flame through Paris, as the song and dance is set to begin inside the Stade de France.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony LIVE: Leon Marchand enters

France’s home hero, four-time gold medalist in Paris 2024, swimmer Leon Marchand, has made his entry to the closing ceremony. The French song continues.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Live: Opening ceremony begins!

And the closing ceremony is underway with a beautiful song in French.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Live: The opening ceremony is about to begin

The opening ceremony is set to get underway. Stade de France prepares to bid goodbye to the Paris Olympics 2024. 

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Live: 91 countries have won a medal

91 different nations have won a medal at the Paris Olympics 2024. That’s two less than in Tokyo 2020 and five more than Rio 2016.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Live: 10 minutes to go!

It is likely just 10 more minutes till the Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony will commence. Tom Cruise? Billie Eilish? Snoop Dogg? We’ll soon find out which stars grace the Stade de France tonight.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Live: Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg to come?

As per Billboard, singer Billie Eilish and rapper Snoop Dogg are expected to star in the Paris Olympics 2024 closing ceremony.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Live: Hear from Manu and Sreejesh

Here’s what India’s flagbearers, Manu Bhaker and PR Sreejesh, had to say before the closing ceremony:

PR SREEJESH & MANU BHAKER IS READY FOR THE CLOSING CEREMONY AT PARIS OLYMPICS..!!! pic.twitter.com/MJUPZknUGW

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 11, 2024

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Live: Eiffel tower ordered to be evacuated

Meanwhile…

– Authorities order the evacuation of the Eiffel Tower after a man was seen climbing the Paris monument hours before the Olympics closing ceremony. pic.twitter.com/pMcE7WBdoO

— The Informant (@theinformant_x) August 11, 2024

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Live: Manu, Sreejesh felicitated

Manu Bhaker and PR Sreejesh are being felicitated by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) ahead of the closing ceremony.

#WATCH | India’s Manu Bhaker and PR Sreejesh, who have been announced as the official flag bearers for the Paris Olympics closing ceremony, were felicitated by the IOA

Indian Men’s Hockey Team Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh says “It is a great honour. It is my last tournament and I… pic.twitter.com/G4YHtl82SW

— ANI (@ANI) August 11, 2024

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Live: Tom Cruise is here!

The much-anticipated star guest of the closing ceremony is in Paris. Will Tom Cruise perform tonight?

#TomCruise at the stadium where the Olympic closing ceremony will take place! Maybe he’s at a rehearsal? pic.twitter.com/8NMSOdMVQB

— Tom Cruise • fan account (@tomcruisse62) August 11, 2024

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Live: Medals table

The USA pipped China to top spot in the Paris Olympics 2024 medal table with gold in the final event of the Summer Games – women’s basketball. Having trailed China throughout the event, USA tied them on 40 golds each, and took first spot thanks to more medals in total.

Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony Live: Stade de France

The stadium which once saw Zinedine Zidane take France to FIFA World Cup glory in 1998 will now see off the Paris Olympics 2024 with its closing ceremony.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: A historic first

The passing of the Olympic flag from the mayor of Paris to the mayor of Los Angeles will be historic. Both cities have a woman mayor for the first time in their history – Anne Hidalgo of Paris and Karen Bass of Los Angeles.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: 1 hour to go

We are approximately one hour away from the start of the closing ceremony.

As India waits patiently for the verdict on Vinesh Phogat, the nation has one more chance to truly celebrate its medal-winners this year.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: The nations’ parade

The flag bearers of each country will perform the parade, as is customary. The Olympics flag will be lowered, and the Olympic flame will be extinguished.

The torch will then be passed on to the Paralympics, as the Paralympic flame will be lit. The Paralympics begin on August 28, 2024 and end on September 8, 2024.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: What to expect in closing ceremony?

While most of the details about the closing ceremony has been kept under wraps, it has been speculated that over one hundred different performers will take centre stage. Artistic director Thomas Jolly has revealed that the theme of the ceremony will be “records”.

Some outlandish reports have even stated that Hollywood icon Tom Cruise might make a death-defying stunt appearance in the ceremony.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Closing ceremony hype!

The closing ceremony is not too far away. It will be held at France’s iconic Stade de France, the stadium where Neeraj Chopra won silver for India a few days back.

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: India’s near-misses

Six medals also came with six fourth-place finishes for India in Paris 2024:

1) Arjun Babuta (10m air rifle – men’s)

2) Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat (Archery – mixed team)

3) Manu Bhaker (25m pistol – women’s)

4) Maheshwari Chauhan and Anantjeet Singh Naruka (Skeet shooting – mixed team)

5) Lakshya Sen (Badminton – men’s singles)

6) Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting – women’s)

Paris Olympics 2024 Live: Recapping India’s medals

Here’s a recap of India’s six medals in Paris 2024.

1) Bronze: Manu Bhaker (10m air pistol – women’s)

2) Bronze: Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh (10m air pistol – mixed team)

3) Bronze: Swapnil Kusale (50m rifle 3 positions – men’s)

4) Bronze: Hockey Team (Men’s)

5) Silver: Neeraj Chopra (Javelin throw – men’s)

6) Bronze: Aman Sehrawat (57kg freestyle wrestling – men’s)