Paralympics closing ceremony has Paris partying

The Paris 2024 Paralympics is concluding pinch a sparkling closing ceremonial connected Sunday, rounding disconnected a awesome summertime of athletics successful nan French capital.

Twenty-four artists from nan French physics euphony segment are starring a statement ambiance astatine nan Stade de France successful beforehand of 4,400 athletes from 168 Paralympic delegations.

Poppy Maskill and Matt Bush are Great Britain's flagbearers for nan ceremony, bringing to a adjacent nan 11-day contest.

Maskill, 19, won 3 golds successful a full of 5 medals, which is nan associated astir by a British jock successful Paris alongside swimming team-mate Alice Tai and wheelchair racer Sammi Kinghorn.

Bush, 35, won GB's first title successful Para-taekwondo by taking golden successful nan men's K44 +80kg.

GB's 215-strong squad vanished second, down China, successful nan badge array astatine Paris pinch 124 medals (49 golds, 44 silvers and 31 bronzes).

Great Britain matched their wide badge full from Tokyo 3 years agone but won 8 much golds successful Paris.

The adjacent summertime Paralympics takes spot successful Los Angeles, USA successful 2028 and Broadway prima Ali Stoker will singing nan American nationalist anthem arsenic portion of nan Paris closing ceremony.