The Olympic Games 2024 are coming to an end, which means it’s almost time to attend the closing ceremony in Paris on Sunday.
The Olympic Games officially opened in Paris on Friday, July 26, but some team events began on July 24. The last day of athletic competitions is August 11, the same day as the closing ceremony. The ceremony includes a parade of flags and sportsman begins at 2 p.m. ET at the Stade de France. The closing ceremony in Tokyo lasted about three hours.
When will the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games take place?
The closing ceremony is scheduled to begin on Sunday, August 11, at 9:00 p.m. CEST (or 3:00 p.m. ET).
Viewers in the Central Daylight Time Zone can tune in at 2:00 p.m., while viewers in the Mountain Daylight Time Zone can watch the closing ceremony at 1:00 p.m. In the Pacific Daylight Time Zone, the ceremony begins at noon.
Are there any other Olympic events on August 11?
Several sporting competitions are planned for Sunday before the closing ceremony.
What happens at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games?
The 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Olympic Games, featured a closing ceremony, but according to the Olympics, “it bore only the slightest resemblance to today’s ceremonies.”
There are several elements that are considered key components of the Olympic Closing Ceremony. First, the head of state of the host country enters the stadium along with the President of the International Olympic Committee. Then, the host country’s national anthem is played or sung while the host country’s flag is raised.
Other traditional elements include a flag parade, an athlete parade and the handover of the Olympic flag to a representative of the city that will host the Olympic Games in four years: in this case, Los Angeles.
During the closing ceremony, a few final medals will be awarded. At the end, the Olympic flame will be extinguished.
The closing ceremony is entitled “Records”. Thomas Jolly, artistic director of the at times controversial opening ceremonywill also take over the artistic direction of the closing ceremony.
“At the Stade de France, where the biggest stars of athletics and rugby sevens have competed, the moment will be solemn and emotional, but it will also be a cause for celebration,” said Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024. “The pressure is finally off and everyone can fully enjoy the absolutely exceptional spectacle being planned under the leadership of Thomas Jolly with the help of all the teams working on the four ceremonies of Paris 2024. Innovative, surprising and brilliant, these ceremonies already promise to be very impressive, just like ‘Records’, which has everything it takes to go down in the history of closing ceremonies.”
Who will perform at the closing ceremony in Paris?
The names of the artists have not yet been announced, but organizers previously said the Stade de France will be transformed into a huge concert hall, with more than 100 artists, acrobats, dancers and circus performers set to perform.
Organizers said “world-renowned singers will complete the picture,” with part of the show taking place in the air.
“We want to celebrate, but consciously. This moment of celebration will also be an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of the Olympic Games in our society,” Jolly said earlier. “That’s why I designed a show in which the Olympic Games disappear once again and someone comes and establishes them. It’s a very visual, very choreographic, very acrobatic show with an operatic dimension to offer a great visual fresco and to say goodbye to athletes from all over the world.”
Who are the US flag bearers at the 2024 closing ceremony?
Katie Ledeckywho has won more Olympic medals than any other American, and gold medalist Nick Meada rower, will lead Team USA as flag bearer at the 2024 closing ceremony.
Mead will be the first rower to Team USA as the graduation ceremony flag bearer. After hearing the news, Mead said he got goosebumps and joked in a video posted to social media that he needed to get a haircut.
Ledecky received the news from her teammate Bobby Finke.
“He called me on FaceTime to tell me the news and I started crying,” she said. “And it’s really a huge honor to represent this team with so many great accomplishments this week in all sports.”
NBA superstar LeBron James and tennis star Coco Gauff were The flag bearers of the US team during the Paris Opening ceremony.
How to watch the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games
The closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will be broadcast on NBC and streamed on Peacock.
When will the Olympic Games take place again?
Those who are already looking forward to the next Olympics will have to wait another two years until the Winter Games will be held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo in Italy from February 6 to 22, 2026. The next Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles from July 14 to 30, 2028.
Paralympics fans are in luck: they only have to wait until August 28 for the games to begin. The Paralympics run from August 28 to September 8.
