Tom Cruise abseils off stadium roof in daring Olympic finale

Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise made a melodramatic quality astatine Sunday night's Olympic closing ceremonial successful Paris, abseiling into nan Stade de France from nan roof.

The Mission: Impossible prima descended into nan stadium carrying nan Olympic flag, arsenic nan the big metropolis bid an affectional "au revoir" to nan 2024 competition.

He was past seen successful a pre-recorded movie travelling done Paris and onto nan US - wherever he journeyed to nan legendary Hollywood motion and unfurled nan Olympic colours.

Los Angeles is hosting nan adjacent Olympics successful 2028, and nan ceremonial successful Paris marked nan general handover.

Cruise was mobbed by athletes arsenic soon arsenic he landed successful nan stadium.

He proceeded to return nan emblem from 1 of nan stars of Paris - American gymnast Simone Biles - earlier a thrilled assemblage watched him zoom disconnected connected his motorbike.

The pre-recorded clip showing his travel to LA was soundtracked by California natives Red Hot Chili Peppers.

The funk-rock hitmakers past delivered a unrecorded capacity of their classical way Can't Stop connected a formation successful Los Angeles. Other acts included Snoop Dogg, who performed pinch Dr Dre.

Cruise, besides known for Top Gun, is renowned for performing his ain stunts.

Over nan past decade aliases so, these person included scaling Dubai's Burj Khalifa and dangling connected nan extracurricular of a level arsenic it took off, some for nan Mission: Impossible series.

Artistic head Thomas Jolly complemented Cruise's feat pinch different cinematic-feeling segment. A hushed, darkened stadium watched arsenic a troupe of dancers rolled 5 elephantine rings crossed a stage, yet assembling nan Olympic logo.

The gloomy sci-fi artistic was yet punctured by an up-tempo capacity from French set Phoenix, who tore into 2 hits. They were surrounded by athletes who climbed up connected stage, to nan consternation of nan stadium announcer.

Cruise's domiciled was possibly Paris's worst-kept secret. Rumours had been successful nan property for days - moreover earlier he was photographed successful nan stadium itself connected Sunday evening.

The 62-year-old was spotted respective times successful Paris during nan Games fortnight, cheering connected nan US squad successful nan swimming relay and watching multi-medal-winning American gymnast Simone Biles successful action.

"It's awesome," he told Reuters news agency astatine nan time. "Great stories, awesome athletes. It's unthinkable what they do."

Artistic head Jolly was besides responsible for nan Olympics' eager curtain-raiser past month. This featured a parade of boats on nan River Seine and a comeback capacity from vocalist Céline Dion.