Hollywood celeb Tom Cruise has made a dramatic look at Sunday night's Paris 2024 final rite , abseiling off the Stade de France roof.
Spectators shrieked in pride because the Mission: Impossible star, wearing leather-based jacket and gloves, decreased himself into the stadium even as his compatriot H.E.R. finished on guitar.
To mark the handover to Los Angeles, for you to host the Olympics in 2028, Cruise became visible in a pre-recorded movie traveling thru Paris and onto the United States .
There he journeyed to the mythical Hollywood signal and unfurled the Olympic colours. The rite in Paris marked a formal "au revoir" from this year's host city.Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, stated the Paris Games were "sensational".
In his final speech, he praised athletes for their " certainly amazing" performances, announcing they showed "what greatness we human beings are succesful of".
He continued: "During all this time, you lived peacefully collectively below one roof withinside the Olympic Village. You embraced every other. You reputable every other, even in case your nations are divided via way of means of strugglefare and conflict. You created a lifestyle of peace.
"This stimulated every person and billions of human beings across the globe. Thank you for making us dream. Thank you for making us trust in a higher international for everyone."Cruise's feat all through the final rite became finished as musician H.E.R. jammed on an electric powered guitar - having moments earlier than added a rocky rendition of the United States countrywide anthem.
He proceeded to take the Olympic flag from one of the stars of Paris - American gymnast Simone Biles - earlier than the pleased target target market watched him zip away on a motorbike.
The pre-recorded clip displaying his adventure to LA became soundtracked via way of means of California natives Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The funk-rock hitmakers then added a stay overall performance in their conventional tune Can't Stop on a palm-fringed seaside in Los Angeles. Other acts protected Billie Eilish and Snoop Dogg, who finished with Dr Dre.
Snoop - who's from LA himself - became a normal fixture on the Games, which culminated with the United States topping the medals desk after a dramatic win in Sunday's very last event, the women's basketball very last .Cruise, additionally recognised for Top Gun, is famend for appearing his personal stunts.
Over the final decade or so, those have protected scaling Dubai's Burj Khalifa and dangling at the outdoor of a aircraft because it took off, each for the Mission: Impossible series.
Artistic director Thomas Jolly complemented Cruise's feat with every other cinematic-feeling segment. A hushed, darkened stadium watched as a troupe of dancers rolled 5 massive earrings throughout a stage, in the long run assembling the Olympic logo.
The gloomy sci-fi aesthetic became in the end punctured via way of means of an up- pace overall performance from French band Phoenix, who tore into hits. They have been surrounded via way of means of athletes who climbed up on stage, to the consternation of the stadium announcer.Cruise's function became possibly Paris's worst- stored secret. Rumours were withinside the press for days - even earlier than he became photographed withinside the stadium itself on Sunday evening.
The 62-year- vintage became noticed numerous instances in Paris all through the Games fortnight, cheering at the US crew withinside the swimming relay and looking multi-medal- prevailing American gymnast Simone Biles in action.
"It's awesome," he instructed Reuters information organization on the time. "Great stories, fantastic athletes. It's great what they do."
Artistic director Jolly became additionally liable for the Olympics' bold curtain-raiser final month. This featured a parade of boats alongside the River Seine and a comeback overall performance from singer Céline Dion.