Quotes
Dear French friends, you have fallen in love with the Olympic Games. And we have fallen in love with all of you,
These were sensational Olympic Games from start to finish,
Or dare I say: Seine-sational Games,
the IOC chief quipped in a pun about the river flowing through Paris which was the scene of the opening ceremony We knew you would be brilliant, but you were magic,
Paris 2024 organising chief Tony Estanguet told athletes It will be a challenge, but it will be a challenge we can step up to,
Bass had told reporters this week Humanity is beautiful when it comes together,
said the theatre and opera director Thomas Jolly of his stadium show about celebrating “respect and tolerance” in a fragile world During all this time, you lived peacefully together under one roof in the Olympic Village. You embraced each other,
They've got a high bar to reach. A lot of work to do,
said James Rutledge, 59, a former banker wearing a Team USA T-shirt outside the Stade de France We wanted to dream. We got Leon Marchand,
Paris 2024 chief Tony Estanguet told the crowd, referring to the French swimmer who won four golds We do not have the Eiffel Tower, but we are the world capital of entertainment,
was the verdict of Michael Johnson, who obviously hasn’t seen Civil War This is what everyone really comes for: the speeches,
quipped Cotter (who does a good line in snark), as the shambling music festival vibes gave way to the bureaucratic segment This is not the time for high art,
BBC presenter Hazel Irvine announced, as coverage of the Olympic closing ceremony began Together, united for peace.”
The stadium screens carried the words This is the biggest moment in LA28 history to date, as the Olympic flag passes from Paris to LA. We are thrilled to feature the very best of LA with local artists and are grateful to Billie, H.E.R., the Chili Peppers and Snoop for their collaboration on what will be an incredible show to a global audience that will give fans a taste of what’s to come in 2028.”
LA28 Chairperson and President Casey Wasserman said On August 11, the Olympic Games will be over, and the Olympic flame will be extinguished,
I think the gold medal is the standard,
U.S. forward Alyssa Thomas said We wanted strong images; our competition venues will go down in the history of the Games. We wanted excitement; we got passion. Together, we have experienced Games like nothing the world has seen before.”
Some people were annoyed at the cost and the inconvenience,
said Richard Salandre, part of a baying crowd watching the fencing at the Grand Palais Together, we have experienced the Games like nothing we have ever lived before,
said Tony Estanguet, the president of the Paris Olympics organizing committee, ... adding that A lot of the criticism beforehand was just the French being French,
said Anne Brion, who is French and therefore allowed to say what the rest of the world only thinks