Tom Cruise closes the Paris 2024 Olympic Games with a flourish

Los Angeles 2028 goes into action

And now it is the turn of the next Olympic city, which has taken up the flag with the five rings and given a preview of what can be expected in four years’ time.

The reference to Hollywood could not be missed. As had been leaked, the actor Tom Cruise starred in a sequence reminiscent of the films action stunts that have characterized his career in recent decades, being lowered from the ceiling hanging with a cable and a harness.

After running through the athletes, he went up on stage and collected the Olympic flag from American gymnast Simone Biles and mounted it on a motorcycle, aboard which he set off on a metaphorical trip to the Californian metropolis.

This was followed by a live musical party broadcast from the beaches of Los Angeles with performances by great singing stars from California and from styles as diverse as Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg o Billie Eilish.

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Finally, the Olympic flame that arrived from the Tuileries in a lamp was extinguished and Bach, “with his heart full of emotion”, officially declared the Paris 2024 Olympic Games closed and called on the Olympic world to gather in four years in Los Angeles.

The ceremony concluded with a French nod to the United States but also a claim to self-pride: the French singer Yseult performed the unforgettable ‘My way’.

Credits: EFE Agency.