Paralympic Games end with intense celebrations in Paris, marking ‘historic summer’
The Paralympics closed on Sunday with a giant music party as Paris 2024 chief organizer Tony Estanget said the Games and the Olympics had made for a “historic summer”. The Paralympic flame and the cauldron were extinguished before the concert of the best of French electronic music ended at the packed Stade de France. More than 4,400 athletes from 168 Paralympic missions took part despite persistent rain. Estanguet said the closing ceremony marked the end of six weeks of Olympic and Paralympic excitement in the City of Light. The former Olympic gold medalist in canoeing said this period will remain
