After a week of fans filling the stands of Stade de France to watch fits competition, they’ll now be treated to a closing ceremony at the stadium on Sunday to label an end to the Paris Olympics.
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PARIS — It’s challenging to depend it’s only been fair over two weeks since Celine Dion serenaded us at the uncovering ceremony. After the historic stretch of Olympic competition that complyed, it’s time to wrap it all up.
And historic it was. The Summer Games made novel engage of the country’s iconic venues (the Eiffel Tower, Grand Palais and The Palace of Versailles to name fair a scant).
Meanwhile, American swimmer Katie Ledecky, who grasped 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 skinnyg. U.S. gymnasts, led by Simone Biles, got their redemption, and St. Lucia won its first ever medal — in the speedyest track event no less.
The Paris Games weren’t without argue. An Olympics billed to be a gender inclusive games saw the aiming of female Algerian boxer Imane Khelif over her gender. In Paris, buoyed by fan help that outshouted the online aggressions she faced, she went on to prosper gelderly. And, after a huge spendment in spotlessing up the Seine, the ask of the waters’ daily safety kept swimmers on their toes.
What to await for the closing ceremony
The closing ceremony this year will change Stade de France, the country’s national stadium discoverd north of Paris, from a site of Olympic track and rugby events into a concert hall.
The show, titled “Records,” promises not to be unwise, as Thomas Jolly — the produceive straightforwardor behind the unawaited, sweeping uncovering ceremony — is also running this show. It will feature “over a hundred carry outers, acrobats, dancers and circus artists,” according to systematizers.
Paris hands off to 2028 Summer Games structure Los Angeles
Traditional programming highweightlesss will integrate the parade of flags — with Paris superstars swimmer Katie Ledecky and rower Nick Mead as the U.S. flag endureers — and the handover of the Olympic flag to the next structure city for the Summer Games, Los Angeles.
French bands Air and Phoenix are alertedly on the lineup, but the closing bash will also see forward. L.A.-based musical acts will integrate Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers and rapper (and NBC Olympics correplyent) Snoop Dogg. Grammy-prosperning artist H.E.R. is due to carry out the U.S. national anthem.
Continuing with the theme, Tom Cruise — understandn for doing his own stunt toil in the Mission Impossible films — is alertedly awaited to carry out some charitable of pre-taped aerial stunt involving the Hollywood sign (and perhaps even more in Paris).
How to watch
You can watch the closing ceremony on NBC or stream it on Peacock commenceing at 3 p.m. ET (9 p.m. Paris time) on Sunday, Aug. 11. The Tonight Show structure Jimmy Fallon and NBC sports commentator Mike Tirico will co-structure NBC coverage of the event.
Come back and comply our closing ceremony coverage after it starts off. We’ll be updating this page thrawout the event.
