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The closing ceremony of the Olympic Games was held in Paris

After 16 days of fighting for medals in 329 competitions, it was time to say goodbye to the Olympics. On the evening of August 11, the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics was held in Paris at the Stade de France. Along with tens of thousands of spectators, French President Emmanuel Macron, Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and UEFA President Gianni Infantino were present in the stands.

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The program began with a performance by French singer Zaho de Sagazan, who sang the song “Under the Sky of Paris” with a choir. Then the traditional parade of athletes began. It was opened by a new French legend, swimmer Leon Marchal, who won four gold medals at the Games. One of the sports that generated the most enthusiasm among Spanish fans was athletics. That is why the flag bearers of Spain at the closing ceremony were María Pérez, who won gold and silver medals for marathon walking, and Jordan Diaz, the new Olympic champion in the men’s triple jump.

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The parade of athletes was followed by the futuristic production “Records” by director Tom Jolly. It was a fantastic story of the disappearance and revival of the Olympic Games. The role of the main character — the Golden Wanderer – was played by the French artist Arthur Cadre.

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After the performance, there was a live concert by the French rock band Phoenix, winner of the Grammy Award. Also performing at the ceremony were singers Yseult, Billie Eilish and Angèle, the legendary rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and rapper Snoop Dogg.

One of the highlights of the celebration was the transfer of the Olympic flag. After the descent, the mayor of Paris handed it over to his colleague from Los Angeles. Then Tom Cruise came down from the roof of the stadium on a rope, took the flag and rode away with it on a motorcycle. From that moment on, the countdown to the Olympics in Los Angeles began. They will open on July 14, 2028 — in 1,434 days.

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Results of the Spanish team at the Olympics in Paris

On August 10 and 11, the Spanish national team won three more medals — gold, silver and bronze.

On Saturday, August 10, in the final match in water polo, the Spanish women’s team beat Australia with a score of 11:9. This was the team’s seventh consecutive victory at the 2024 Olympic Games, and their award was the country’s first gold in the discipline of “water polo” among women. The match was attended by the honorary queen Doña Sofia. She sat in the stands with the President of the Spanish Olympic Committee Alejandro Blanco. And after the end of the game, the Queen met with the Olympic champions to congratulate them personally.

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Also on August 10, a boxing match was held among men in the super heavyweight category (over 92 kg). Spanish amateur boxer Ayub Gadfa lost on points to his opponent from Uzbekistan Bakhodir Jalolov and received a silver medal.

On August 11, in the match for 3rd place, the Spanish men’s handball team beat Slovenia with a score of 23:22 and became the bronze medalist of the Olympics.

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Thus, the Spanish national team has 18 awards in its collection – 5 gold, 4 silver and 9 bronze. In the overall standings, the team occupies 15th place.

Gold for Spain was won by:

women’s water polo team;
Jordán Díaz (triple jump);
Alvaro Martín and María Pérez (marathon walking relay);
Diego Botín and Florian Trittel (sailing, skiff);
Men’s national football team.

Silver medals went to:

Women’s 3×3 basketball team (Gracia Alonso, Sandra Higueravide, Vega Gimeno and Juana Camillón);
Ayoub Gadfa (boxing, super heavyweight);
Maria Pérez (20 km walk);
Carlos Alcaraz (tennis).

The bronze medalists of the Olympic Games were:

Enmanuel Reyes (boxing, heavyweight);
Men’s national handball team;
Pau Echanis (rowing sprint, single kayak);
Joan Antoni Moreno and Diego Dominguez (canoe sprint, C2 500m);
Saul Craviotto, Carlos Arevalo, Marcus Cooper, Rodrigo Hermade (canoe sprint, K4 500m);
Francisco Garrigos (judo);
Alvaro Martin (20km race walk);
Women’s synchronized swimming team;
Cristina Buksa and Sara Sorribes Tormo (tennis).