Over 70,000 spectators attended the Sunday closing ceremony at the Stade de France, in Paris, as well as more than 8,000 athletes from 206 delegations and 270 artists.
The dazzling event featured international stars like Phoenix, Air, Angele and Alaine Roche, who performed on a suspended piano.
Tom Cruise wrapped the event with a spectacular descent from the stadium's roof, Mission Impossible-style, before carrying the Olympic flag in a symbolic handover to Los Angeles 2028.
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Billie Eilish, and Snoop Dogg also performed from a beach in LA in a transcontinental live event that lasted more than three hours and ended just past midnight CET.
Here are some of the best pictures from the event.
Athletes gather during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. - AP/Martin Meissner
Spectators cheer French athletes during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024 - AP/Dita Alangkara
A performer arrives during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/Dita Alangkara
An artist performs during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/Ashley Landis
Artist Alain Roche plays on a suspended piano during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/Ashley Landis
Athletes of Australia wave during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/Petr David Josek
Artists perform during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/David Goldman
An artists perform during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/Dita Alangkara
Tom Cruise is lowered into the stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/Matthias Schrader
Tom Cruise is lowered on the State de France during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/Natacha Pisarenko
Tom Cruise holds the Olympic flag during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. - AP/Martin Meissner
Angele performs during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/David Goldman
Athletes dance during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics - AP/Rebecca Blackwell
Athletes waves flags during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/Natacha Pisarenko
Phoenix performs during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/Kin Cheung
Athletes react during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024 - AP/Ashley Landis
French swimmer Leon Marchand, left, carries a lantern containing the Olympic flame in the Tuileries garden as the Paris 2024 cauldron is extinguished - AP/Vadim Ghirda
British athletes react during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/Rebecca Blackwell
Participants gather during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/Kin Cheung
French President Emmanuel Macron, top, third right, and IOC President Thomas Bach wave during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony - AP/Rebecca Blackwell
French swimmer Leon Marchand walks toward a plinth where a lantern containing the Olympic flame sits in the Tuileries garden on the final day of the 2024 Summer Olympics - AP/Vadim Ghirda
Volunteers wave during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/Natacha Pisarenko
Artists perform during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. - AP/Petr David Josek
Women's marathon silver medalist Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia stands on the podium during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France - AP/Natacha Pisarenko
Firefights explode during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France - AP/Natacha Pisarenko
Kate Garraway has apologised to Bobby Brazier after her daughter Darcey had an awkward run-in with the EastEnders star during the National Television Awards
A person who thought they had ordered some designer shoes on second-hand selling website Vinted was left shocked and dismayed when they saw what they had actually been sent
Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty and Holly Ramsay have announced their engagement, with Adam's ex-girlfriend and mother of his son, Eiri Munro, sharing her thoughts on the news
Martha Stewart has finally weighed in on the 2024 election and endorsed a candidate.During the 2024 Retail Influencer CEO Forum Tuesday, Stewart shared that she would definitely be tuning in to the evening’s debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump: “Oh, you bet.” But for the first time this go-round, she also said who she’s voting for: “Kamala,” she said, with an emphasis on its correct pronunciation.Stewart supports Harris because she wants a president “who doesn’t hate New York” and “doe
Strictly Come Dancing star Nick Knowles has been dealt a crushing blow just hours before the launch of the BBC competition, with the bookies already predicting he may be sent packing
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge moved into Adelaide Cottage on the Windsor Estate in September 2022, but their former home at Kensington Palace had some unusual features
The Prince and Princess of Wales' garden at Anmer Hall they share with theri children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis is straight from a fairytale - see rare photo from intimate family video sharing Kate's health update
Yahoo News 
