Paris bids farewell to its Paralympic Games with a grand final party

In the middle of a great music show and a rainy day, The Stade de France bid farewell to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Games marked by inclusion, by the enormous work of volunteers and by the dedication of the public that has dedicated itself to its great event and its athletes.

The most recent example of this was experienced in a closing ceremony that has become a big party in the French capital. With a musical and light show and a lot of atmosphere in the stands, Paris said goodbye to its Games. Some Games that also experienced great moments of a Spanish sport present at the farewell to celebrate its performance.

‘Vivre por le Meilleur’, a song by Johnny Hallyday, performed by Santa started the ceremony. really, Paris remembers the best of its twelve days of the Games with a reminder of the opening ceremony and some of the competition’s most iconic moments.

It is the turn of the presentations of the President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron and the president of the International Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons. After the formal French anthem, the flag bearers of various countries, including Miguel Luque and Judith Rodríguezmade their appearance at the Stadium. They did it between a band concert and some of the most popular songs of French culture, turning the athletics track into an improvised dance floor, including a train of athletes, and the stands in a real party.

It’s time to lower the decibel level because the president of the Organizing Committee is speaking Tony Estanguet. “This is a story of sport, but above all the reunions that mark life and of which athletes are a part. We want to live this last moment with you so that it will be a memory for a lifetime. On August 28, we ask you to show the world how much they inspire us and how much we love them. “I ask for the biggest possible applause for the athletes,” he said “These Games have marked us forever,” he added.

I continued Andrew Parsons. “Thank you for hosting the most amazing Paralympic Games of all time”the president of the International Paralympic Committee is clear. “Thank you to the volunteers because your enthusiasm has been an inspiration to all of us,” he noted. “You celebrated the beginning of the revolution of equality. Without barriers, the Paralympic athletes gave the best they had. Now, as a society we have to make a change,” he asked before thanking the “best city for its involvement.” of the planet”.

Parsons has a special nod to the Refugee Team. “Unfortunately, the time has come to declare the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games closed. “See you in four years in Los Angeles to transform America,” he noted. This protocol part was followed by the presentation of the new members of the Athletes Committee and a tribute to the volunteers.

Closing full of music

A breakdancing show performed by eight dancers with disabilities gave way to the Paralympic anthem, during which the performance of the Paralympic flag was collected. He did this so that the organization could provide the relay in Los Angeles 2028that he was welcomed by a paraskate show.

But to take over Los Angeles, the fire of Paris had to be extinguished. A group of French medalists symbolically put out a small fire hidden in the Stade de France inside a small lantern. This led to the death of the pot in the Tuileries Garden, the greatest symbol of summer to remember sports in the French capital.

It’s time for the final party, with some of France’s best-known DJs performing in the middle of a light show that lasts over an hour. Lights that have been many at these Paralympic Gamesbut yesterday they were definitely off. Los Angeles will take four years. while, Paris is already part of history.