Closing of the Paris 2024 Olympics and these are the most prominent shots

The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris concluded on Sunday evening after nearly three weeks of competition with a closing ceremony held at the Stade de France.

Highlights from the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach of Germany handed over the Olympic flag to the Mayor of Los Angeles, the host city of the 2028 Summer Olympics.

The closing ceremony was attended by many prominent figures, including French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.

At the beginning, the flag bearers of the participating countries in the Olympics marched in front of a large crowd of spectators, and the last gold medal went to the Dutch runner “Sifan Hassan”, who won the women’s marathon race at the Paris Olympics, achieving a new Olympic record of 2 hours, 22 minutes and 55 seconds.

The Olympic flame was then handed over to the American city of Los Angeles, which will host the next Olympic Games in 2024.

The orchestra was led by Algerian maestro Zahia Ziouani, and Algerian player Iman Khalif headed the Algerian delegation. The closing ceremony also included performances by American rapper Snoop Dogg, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and singer Billie Eilish.

American actor Tom Cruise also added a Hollywood touch to the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, as he descended from the roof of the Stade de France on a rope to receive the Olympic flag. The star then left on a motorbike, and a video clip later appeared of him handing the flag to the giant Hollywood letters in Los Angeles, which will host the next Olympic Games in 2028.

Arabs achieve amazing results in Paris Olympics The number of medals won by Arab athletes at the Paris Olympics this year reached 17 gold, silver and bronze medals, won by athletes from seven Arab countries. The following is a list of the countries that won medals at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris:

- Bahrain: two golds, one silver and one bronze (4 medals). - Algeria: two golds and a bronze (3 medals). - Egypt: Gold, silver and bronze (3 medals). - Tunisia: Gold, silver and bronze (3 medals). - Morocco: Gold and bronze (two medals). - Jordan: Silver. - Qatar: Bronze.

Algeria ranked first in gymnastics and boxing, as “ Kilia Nemour ” and “Iman Khalif” won gold medals in these two sports, respectively.

Bahraini Ahmed Taj Al-Din won the gold medal in freestyle wrestling in the 97 kg weight category, while his teammate Winifred Yaffe won the gold medal in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase race.

In the modern pentathlon, Egyptian Ahmed El Gendy won the gold medal in the modern pentathlon, setting a new world record, while Tunisian Firas El Qatousi won the gold medal in taekwondo in the under 80 kg category.

Jordan won the silver medal achieved by “Zaid Abdul Karim” in the Taekwondo category under 68 kg.

On Saturday, Qatari Mutaz Barshim concluded his career with a fourth consecutive Olympic medal, as he won the bronze medal in the high jump at the 2024 Olympic Games.