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Hidden Talent: French Olympic Star Leon Marchand Opts For Disguise

French Olympic swimming hero Leon Marchand said Wednesday his record-breaking exploits in the Paris pool have changed his life so much that he often needs to don a disguise to evade attention. The 22-year-old won all four of his individual races at the Games -- the 200m butterfly, 200m breaststroke and 200m-400m medley double. It thrust him into elite company as the first male swimmer to do so at a singles Games since American legend Michael Phelps in 2008. However, fame has its occasional downside.

France throws one last party for Paris Olympics, Paralympics with parade on Champs-Élysées

The curtain came down on Paris' feel-good summer with a grand parade of French athletes on the Champs-Élysées on Saturday after the country threw one last party to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

France bids final farewell to Olympics with Champs-Elysees parade

PARIS: France bid a final and reluctant farewell to the Paris Olympics on Saturday (Sep 14) with a parade on the Champs-Elysees followed by a concert featuring artists from the opening and closing ceremonies.

France throws one last party for Paris Olympics, Paralympics with parade on Champs-Élysées

The curtain will come down on the Paris' feel-good summer with a grand parade of French athletes on the Champs-Élysées on Saturday as the country throws one last party to celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Under sea and over land, Paris Paralympics flame is lit before beginning exceptional journey

Two weeks after French star swimmer Leon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame to close the Paris Olympics, the spotlight is now on its Paralympic counterpart.

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France Bids Reluctant Farewell To Dazzling Paris Olympics 2024

France bid a reluctant farewell on Monday to an "enchanted" fortnight of Olympic sport as athletes headed home from Paris praising a dazzling edition of the Games that has breathed new life into the biggest show on earth. Hollywood star Tom Cruise delivered stardust at the closing ceremony on Sunday evening -- and a link with the next Games in Los Angeles -- by abseiling into the national stadium. The "Mission Impossible" star descended on a wire in front of 71,500 spectators, grabbed the Olympic flag and jumped onto a motorbike, to the delight of thousands of dancing athletes and awe-struck fans. The final act of the Paris Olympics brought relief that an event foreshadowed by worries about terror attacks, strikes or protests had passed off with barely a hitch.

Paris bids farewell to memorable Olympic Games with celebratory closing ceremony

PARIS: It was "au revoir" to an Olympic Games of spectacular venues, exuberant crowds and special moments on Sunday (Aug 11), with a finale fitting of the occasion.

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Hidden Talent: French Olympic Star Leon Marchand Opts For Disguise

France throws one last party for Paris Olympics, Paralympics with parade on Champs-Élysées

France bids final farewell to Olympics with Champs-Elysees parade

France throws one last party for Paris Olympics, Paralympics with parade on Champs-Élysées

Under sea and over land, Paris Paralympics flame is lit before beginning exceptional journey

Which European countries are the best at which sport?

France Bids Reluctant Farewell To Dazzling Paris Olympics 2024

Paris bids farewell to memorable Olympic Games with celebratory closing ceremony