Hollywood star Tom Cruise rides off the roof of a stadium at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
The flag was previously hoisted to the sounds of the Olympic anthem and symbolically handed over from Mayor Anne Hidalgo to the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass. The city in the US state of California will host the next Olympic Games in 2028.
The closing of the Olympic Games in Paris was celebrated with a sea of flags, a karaoke party, and the final medal presentations. Thousands of athletes, led by their flag bearers, marched into the Stade de France on Sunday evening.
The German flag was carried by triathlete Laura Lindemann and canoeist Max Rendschmid, both of whom won gold. Around 10,500 athletes from 203 countries participated in the Olympic Games in the French capital.
The closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris concluded with a moving moment as the Olympic flame was extinguished, symbolizing the end of the 2024 Games. The Olympic closing ceremony marked the transition to Los Angeles as the host city for the 2028 Olympic Games.
