Paris is celebrating the Paralympics closing ceremony.

[{"selector":"#anim-8a0eb931-34df-4cd4-864c-eeaba607232f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c9b0294e-5def-43c3-a944-41825d46cd63","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.33993%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] On Sunday, the Paris 2024 Paralympics ended a great season of sports in the French city with a glittering celebration. Arrow Arrow

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[{"selector":"#anim-3282a147-78dc-4d32-9717-2058b9919997","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c97d15c4-556f-4696-9fd7-a9518e59c65b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.33993%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "France had a date with history, and the country showed up" and 2024 will be "etched in people's memories" said former Olympic canoeist Estanguet. Arrow Arrow

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[{"selector":"#anim-a9bd201c-a3c6-41c4-a3e2-69ff6ede14fb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0acc76dd-5c7e-4aa8-b105-e247c96a6f0e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.33993%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Paralympic flame's cauldron, shaped like a hot air balloon, couldn't fly from the Tuileries Gardens on Sunday because to heavy winds and rain, organizers said. Arrow Arrow

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[{"selector":"#anim-d1e7db5b-4aa2-42f5-8803-049eaac43d1f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a3006f7a-95f6-40fd-a7c9-ab0e906f3b27","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.33993%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] American rapper Anderson Paak performed on Venice Beach to hype the upcoming Games in Los Angeles. Arrow Arrow

Paris is celebrating the Paralympics closing ceremony.

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