Sep 9, 2024
A summer sporting bonanza which started under pouring rain on July 26 with a remarkable opening ceremony on the Seine River was ending Sunday with the Paralympics closing at a rain-soaked Stade de France.
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Paris lowered the curtain on successful back-to-back events that captivated fans and raised the bar high for others to follow. The stadium was lit up in the blue, white and red colors and witnessed a spectacular ceremony.
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The ceremony saw gold medal-winning archer Harvinder Singh and sprinter Preeti Pal as India's flag bearers.
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India had their best-ever Paralympics in Paris as the country secured a total of 29 medals -- 7 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze -- finishing 18th on the table.
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China topped the 2024 Paralympic Games medal tally, securing a total of 220 medals that included 94 gold, 76 silver and 50 bronze.
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Athletes from all the participating countries during Nations' Parade in an emotion-filled show at the Stade de France.
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French singer Santa and her band ignited the Closing Ceremony with a breathtaking rendition of Johnny Hallyday's ‘Vivre pour le Meilleur'.
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The 'greatest ever' Paris 2024 Games set a new record by selling 12 million tickets for the Olympics and Paralympics combined. A total of 2.5 million tickets were sold for the Paralympics.
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and current President Emmanuel Macron too were presnt at the closing cerempony.
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