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Despite all the tensions in our world, you came here from all 206 national Olympic committees and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, to make the City of Light shine brighter than ever before."
Addressing the huge gathering, Thomas Bach, 1976 fencing Olympic champion, said Your performances were amazing. You competed fiercely against each other. Every contest was on the edge of perfection. Every performance sparked excitement around the world. You showed us what greatness we humans are capable of. The Olympic Games Paris 2024 were a celebration of the athletes and of sport at its best,
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 It will be a challenge, but it will be a challenge we can step up to,
Bass had told reporters this week 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 My neighbour had a ticket and he gave it to me,
said Roly, a Jamaican Uber driver, back at the wheel on Friday night after a morning at the athletics We've had some rogue athletes invading the stage."
Broadcaster Andrew Cotter said with a laugh Dear athletes please leave the stage”.
An announcement went over the tannoy twice in both French and English, saying This was the only result left for us to achieve and we did it. I’m feeling all the emotions; joy, disbelief, relief, tiredness, joy again, so much happiness and that feeling of a job well done.”
My wife joins me in sending our warmest congratulations to the competitors and their support teams from Team GB and across the whole Commonwealth, for their many outstanding successes at the Olympic Games in Paris.
In his full statement he said