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General view of fireworks during the closing ceremony.Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters

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Nicholas Bennett and Brianna Hennessy, Flag Bearers of Team Canada, at the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games.Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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A light show illuminates the Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Paralympics Closing Ceremony.Jeremy Lee/Reuters

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From left, French athletes Charles Noakes, Gloria Agblemagnon, Aurelie Aubert, Ugo Didier, Mathieu Bosredon and Frederic Villeroux extinguish the Olympic flame during the closing ceremony.THIBAUD MORITZ/AFP/Getty Images

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Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass, IPC president Andrew Parsons, and Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, watch on as Ali Stroker performs the American national anthem during the closing ceremony.Adam Pretty/Getty Images

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Ali Stroker performs the U.S. National Anthem during the closing ceremony.Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters

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Dancers perform during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony.GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP/Getty Images

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Amadou and Mariam perform during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.David Ramos/Getty Images

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The Olympic cauldron at the Jardin des Tuileries during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony.David Ramos/Getty Images

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Jean-Michel Jarre, french Composer and performance artist, performs during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images

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International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons waves the Paralympic flag during the closing ceremony.Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters

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Flag bearers parade during the Paris 2024 Paralympics closing ceremony.Adam Pretty/Getty Images

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The Paris 2024 Paralympics closing ceremony begins at the Stade de France.Umit Bektas/Reuters

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New members of IPC Athletes' Council are introduced during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games.Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

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French singer Santa performs during the closing ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games.Adam Pretty/Getty Images

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Team Canada flag bearers Nicholas Bennett and Brianna Hennessy parade during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images

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Tony Estanguet, president of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee, addresses the crowd during the closing ceremony.Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images

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Athletes fill the Stade de France as the Paris 2024 Paralympics closing ceremony gets underway.Jeremy Lee/Reuters

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The French National Anthem is performed during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games.Michael Reaves/Getty Images

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France's delegation parades through the Stade de France during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony.DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images

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The Stade de France is illuminated with the colours of the French flag during the Paris 2024 Paralympic closing ceremony.Tullio M. Puglia/Getty Images

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Flag bearers enter the stadium during the Paris 2024 Paralympics closing ceremony.Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters

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Fireworks are fired from the Stade du France during the closing ceremony.Thomas Padilla/The Associated Press

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