Olympics
Paris 2024: Closing Ceremony of Olympics revealed
The Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games will conclude 17 memorable days of sporting excellence and celebration in France on 11 August. Thomas Jolly has designed and directed “Records,” an exceptional show on a 2,800 m² stage at the Stade de France to mark these final moments of the Games.
The Stade de France will become an immense concert venue for the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games on 11 August. Artistic director Thomas Jolly will oversee a breathtaking show featuring over a hundred performers, including acrobats, dancers, and circus artists.
Such performance will feature an original soundtrack, new musical pieces, and appearances by renowned global artists. Audiences will be treated to aerial acts, massive sets, elaborate costumes, and impressive lighting effects, taking them on a journey through both history and the future.
It will also highlight traditional elements such as the display of national flags, the athletes’ parade, and the handover of the Olympic flag to the Los Angeles 2028 Organising Committee, ensuring memorable moments for all.
Jolly’s aim for this ceremony is to deliver a significant message and provide an immersive, collective experience that reflects on the origins and future of the Games, celebrating a moment of timeless connection and the idea that together we can make a difference.
“I’ve designed a show in which the Olympic Games disappear once again, and someone comes along and founds them,” he said.
“It’s a very visual, very choreographic, very acrobatic show with an operatic dimension to give a great visual fresco and say goodbye to athletes from all over the world. Together, let’s make this evening a memorable and conscious celebration, honouring the past and embracing the future.”
Tony Estanguet, President of Paris 2024, insists the closing ceremony will be emotional, but believes it will be a fitting tribute and send off, capping the stunning spectacle in the French capital.
“The moment will be solemn and emotional, but it will also be a time for celebration! Finally, the pressure will be off, and everyone will be able to take full advantage of the absolutely exceptional show that is being planned under the direction of Thomas Jolly, with the help of all the teams working across the four Paris 2024 ceremonies,” Estanguet said.
“Innovative, surprising and brilliant, these ceremonies already promise to be very powerful, just like “Records”, which has everything it takes to make a mark on the history of Closing Ceremonies.”
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The Olympic rings installed on the Eiffel Tower since June to celebrate the upcoming Olympic Games were removed from the Parisian monument early on Friday morning, as confirmed by an AFP photographer. But the Paris City Hall intends to replace them with a more permanent structure until 2028.
The five-coloured rings, measuring 29 metres in length and 15 metres in height, were placed between the first and second levels of the iconic iron structure on 7 June.
According to Inside the Games publication, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants the Olympic symbol to continue decorating the monument until the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
But the descendants of the tower’s creator, Gustave Eiffel are opposing the move. They are insisting that the Olympic rings are aesthetically in conflict with the concept and design of the Tower.
The 30-tonne rings initially installed on the Eiffel Tower were also not designed to withstand winter weather conditions.
Olympics
Despite Egypt winning 3 medals at Paris Olympics, President Al-Sisi orders sports system overhaul
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ordered a comprehensive evaluation of sports federations that participatedat the Paris Olympic Games, following a mission report submitted by the country’s sports minister.
The mandate includes a thorough expenditure check and a performance review to better highlight areas of improvement and fund allocation in future Games.
Additionally, the president plans to take necessary measures against federations —such as limiting funds— that had negative results in the Paris Games.
Egypt’s participation in sports where it lacks a competitive advantage will also be limited, as the president aims to direct resources to promising athletes to ensure optimal results. The president also aims to reduce administrative and technical staff within Olympic delegations and task relevant ministries with preparing future Olympic athletes.
Al-Sisi’s Olympic overhaul is to be presented to the cabinet for approval and urged the government to prioritise amending the sports law for the House of Representatives for review.
Egypt took home a total of three medals in the Summer Games. Ahmed El-Gendy triumphed in modern pentathlon, Sara Samir claimed the silver in weightlifting, and 21-year-old fencer Mohamed El-Sayed earned the bronze.
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Paris 2024 sold a record 12 million tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics, beating the Games record previously set by London 2012, organisers said on Sunday.
Some 9.5 million tickets were sold for the Olympics and 2.5 million for the Paralympics, which end on Sunday.
In 2012, London organisers set the record for the Paralympics with 2.7 million tickets sold but only 8.2 million were sold for the Olympics.
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