Paris 2024 Paralympics closing ceremony under way

The Paris 2024 Paralympics is concluding with a sparkling closing ceremony on Sunday, rounding off a fantastic summer of sport in the French capital.

Twenty-four artists from the French electronic music scene are leading a party atmosphere at the Stade de France in front of 4,400 athletes from 168 Paralympic delegations.

Poppy Maskill and Matt Bush are Great Britain’s flagbearers for the ceremony, bringing to a close the 11-day contest.

Maskill, 19, won three golds in a total of five medals, which is the joint most by a British athlete in Paris alongside swimming team-mate Alice Tai and wheelchair racer Sammi Kinghorn.

Bush, 35, won GB’s first title in Para-taekwondo by taking gold in the men’s K44 +80kg.

GB’s 215-strong squad finished second, behind China, in the medal table at Paris with 124 medals (49 golds, 44 silvers and 31 bronzes).

Great Britain matched their overall medal total from Tokyo three years ago but won eight more golds in Paris.

The next summer Paralympics takes place in Los Angeles, USA in 2028 and Broadway star Ali Stoker will sing the American national anthem as part of the Paris closing ceremony.

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