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USA Win 4x400m Relay Gold In Paris Olympics 2024, Botswana Runners-Up

Rai Benjamin anchored the United States to victory in the Paris Olympics 2024 men's 4x400m relay in Paris on Saturday. Benjamin, the winner of the 400m hurdles gold, helped the US quartet also featuring Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood and Bryce Deadmon to an Olympic record of 2 minutes and 54.43 seconds. Botswana, with 200m champion Letsile Tebogo on their fourth leg, took silver in an African record of 2:54.53, while Great Britain claimed bronze in a European record of 2:55.83. The US team's individual 400m gold medallist in Paris, Quincy Hall, was not a starter in the relay.

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.

Paris closes out 2024 Olympics with final star-studded show - ESPN

SAINT-DENIS, France — Paris closed out two and a half extraordinary weeks of Olympic sports and emotion with a boisterous, star-studded show in France's national stadium on Sunday, handing over hosting duties for the Summer Games to the next city in line: Los Angeles in 2028.

Paris Games reboot Olympic brand, raising bar for LA

Those tasked with following Paris seem impressed. "They have done a spectacular job," Los Angeles 2028 CEO Casey Wasserman told Reuters. "The experience in the venues, which is what this is all about for the athletes and the fans, is world-class." He said Los Angeles would not try to match Paris in style and substance but in "authenticity and execution", a view echoed by IOC President Thomas Bach. "If LA would like to copy the Eiffel Tower, it would be a recipe for disaster," Bach said. "Each Olympic Games has to be authentic, has to be creative, has to show the culture of the host country." Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass acknowledged Paris had set a high bar, and that LA's homelessness problems would be a challenge to overcome. But the City of Angels has one world class asset that nobody else can claim: "We do have Hollywood, so I expect a lot of magical opportunities," she told Reuters.

Tom Cruise leaps into action as Los Angeles takes on Olympic mission

PARIS :Hollywood's top gun Tom Cruise rappelled from the roof of the Stade de France into the Paris Games closing ceremony on Sunday before speeding off with the Olympic flag in a dramatic handover that began the countdown to the Los Angeles Games in 2028.

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USA Win 4x400m Relay Gold In Paris Olympics 2024, Botswana Runners-Up

Paris bids farewell to memorable Olympic Games with celebratory closing ceremony

Paris closes out 2024 Olympics with final star-studded show - ESPN

Paris Games reboot Olympic brand, raising bar for LA

Tom Cruise leaps into action as Los Angeles takes on Olympic mission

Au revoir to a wonderful Olympics

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