After more than 2 weeks of competition, tonight, the 2024 Olympics will end with the closing ceremony. What will the host country France do with the "au revoir" of the 33rd Summer Olympics?
The question came after sports fans witnessed a surprisingly controversial opening ceremony along the River River.
Unlike the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony will take place according to a more traditional route. Instead of an outside location, the closing ceremony will be held at the Stade de France with a capacity of 80,000 seats.
The stadium has hosted a number of events at the 2024 Olympics, including races that brought a world record and the first victory in the history of the US women's volleyball team.
Tonight, Stade de France will be packed with artists, dancers, actors, and surprise stars to celebrate the end of this year's Olympics and towards the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
According to the schedule, there are still some competitions on this day to award the final medals, before the closing ceremony takes place. The start time is set at 9:30 p.m. local time (02:30 a.m. on August 12, Vietnam time), expected to last about 3 hours.
Similar to the opening ceremony, many details about the closing ceremony are still kept secret. However, there was also information about the appearance of A-list stars such as Tom Cruise, 2 iconic French bands Phoenix and Air, or rumors about Beyonce, Taylor Swift...
Chairman of the 2024 Paris Commission Tony Estanguet said the ceremony would be respectful and touching, but also a time to celebrate... Creative, surprising and wonderful, these ceremonies promise to be very strong.
Art director Thomas Jolly, who also planned the opening ceremony, said the theme was "Records". He declared that it would be an invis hall performance, with dance art and the Opera direction, with a plot in which the Olympic Games would disappear in the future, and someone would come and find them.
After the controversy over the opening ceremony, Thierry Reboul's CEO said that they had been asked to review and revise the closing ceremony several times to ensure that no scene could be misunderstood in an insulting way.
Viewers can see the regular parade of sports delegations and the Olympic flag-raising ceremony. Part of the closing ceremony is dedicated to the handover of the host city from Paris to Los Angeles, in which Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo will hand over the Olympic flag to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
Some final medals are usually awarded at closing ceremonies. The 2024 Olympic flame will be lowered...
In October 2023, British TV producer Ben Winston and his Fulwell 73 film studio were given the task of producing a cultural presentation program for Los Angeles, which hosted the 2028 Summer Olympics.
In addition to Tom Cruise, the show is expected to feature Los Angeles native Billie Eilish, Red Hot chili Peppers and Snoop Dogg.
According to the official website of the Games, although the 2024 Olympic flame was lowered, the flame of the Paralympic - Games for the Disabled, taking place from August 28 to September 8, "will be lit right after the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympics, at Stoke Mandeville, the birthplace of the Paralympic Games".
From August 25 to August 28, about 1,000 people will bring the Paralympic flame to 50 cities across France as part of the 2024 Paralympic Paris traffic jam celebration.
