"To you, dear athletes, what can I say. We knew... ... Paris Olympics 2024 Closing Ceremony: Olympics comes to a close with dazzling star-studded ceremony

"To you, dear athletes, what can I say. We knew you would be brilliant. But you were magic. ... You made us happy. You made us feel alive," President of the Organising Committee for Paris 2024 and three-time canoe Olympic champion Tony Estanguet said while addressing the crowd in the closing ceremony.