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HISTORICAL FACTS: Live paralympics gear for closing ceremony as curtain draws on paris games - Caught on Camera

Paralympics Paris Paris Games Thomas Jolly FRANCE 24 the Stade de France

The 2024 Paralympics draw to a close at a rain-soaked Stade de France on September 8, 2024. © Pierre René-Worms, FMM

The Paris 2024 Games came to a close just like they started, in the rain, but amid a festive atmosphere with an electro-party at the Stade de France on Sunday to conclude the Paralympics – and put an end to six weeks of thrilling sport in the French capital.

A summer sporting bonanza that started under pouring rain on July 26 with a remarkable opening ceremony on the Seine River ended Sunday with the Paralympics closing ceremony at a rain-soaked Stade de France.

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