Highlights from Sunday, the final day of the Paris Olympics

Goodbye, Paris. We’ve reached the end of the Paris 2024 Olympics. After two weeks of competition, it’s the final day of the Paris Games, which will culminate in the Closing Ceremony at the Stade de France. There are still a fair number of medals to be awarded on Sunday — 13, to be exact — including the women’s basketball final. But after the action is over, it’s time to celebrate the previous 16 days. See all the highlights from Day 16 in Paris below. This story will be updated throughout the day. Can’t watch the videos below? Click here. Closing Ceremony: Golden Voyager Meets Goddess of Victory At the Paris 2024 Olympics Closing Ceremony, the Golden Voyager sets off from another world on a mission through a dystopian future. Nike, the Goddess of Victory, meets the awakening of the Olympic spirit. Katie Ledecky and Nick Mead Carry the U.S. Flag at the Paris Closing Ceremony Swimmer Katie Ledecky and rower Nick Mead carry the flag for Team USA, and tell Mike Tirico what it’s like to walk into the Stade de France for the Closing Ceremony. Fried fans clap their hands and fill the stands After two Olympics without spectators, sports fans from around the world traveled to Paris to cheer their hearts out. The best smashes from the Paris 2024 Olympics It’s been a wild two weeks of men’s basketball at the Paris Olympics, featuring more than its fair share of high-flying smashes. Jennifer Valenti wins women’s omnium, second gold of the Games American Jennifer Valenti successfully defended her gold in the women’s omnium. It’s her second gold of the Games after winning the women’s team pursuit. Poland’s Daria Pikolik won silver, and Allie Wollaston took bronze. Italy beats Team USA to win women’s volleyball gold Italy needed three sets and just over an hour to edge the United States en route to their first-ever Olympic medal Chile’s floor final score was overturned due to a late inquiry Mike Tirico analyzes the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ruling that Jordan Chiles’s floor final score was overturned due to a technical issue with the inquiry. Ready, Go, Go: How athletes prepare for the moment of truth See how athletes calm themselves, and encourage themselves, in the moments leading up to competing on the Olympic stage. USA wins shootout to take bronze in men’s water polo The United States successfully scored all three of its penalties and Hungary missed all three in the bronze medal match at the men’s water polo championship on Sunday. The United States won its first men’s water polo medal in 16 years. Sifan Hassan won the marathon, her third medal at the Paris Olympics. Sifan Hassan won the women’s marathon at the Paris Olympics in an Olympic record time, winning her third medal at the Paris Olympics after taking bronze in the 5,000m and 10,000m.

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