After 16 days of spectacular competition, the 2024 Olympic Games came to an end on Sunday with the traditional closing ceremony.
The Olympic flame was extinguished at Paris’s Stade de France during a ceremony called “Records,” directed by Thomas Jolly, who was also the artistic director of the much-discussed opening ceremony.
The ceremony featured performances by Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg, Red Hot Chili Peppers and H.E.R, as French President Emmanuel Macron and various royals and heads of state watched.
Here are some photos from the event as it unfolded.
Olympic teams enter Stade de France during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France. Michael Kappeler/dpa via Getty Images Athletes from Team USA enjoy the atmosphere during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France. Steph Chambers/Getty Images Flagbearers Nick Mead and Katie Ledecky of Team USA hold their nation’s flag during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images Gold medalist Masai Russell of Team USA looks on during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France. Jamie Squire/Getty Images Thomas Bach, President of the IOC, French President Emmanuel Macron, Bridgette Macron, and Tony Estanguet, President of the Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games seen alongside members of the IOC in the stands prior to the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Queen Silvia of Sweden, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Sofía of Spain applaud during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images A general view of the Olympic Cauldron and air balloon as French Singer-Songwriter Zaho de Sagazan performs during the closing ceremony on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France. Richard Pelham/Getty Images The Golden Voyager performs during the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games on August 11, 2024, in Paris, France. Steph Chambers/Getty Images
