During the closing ceremony of the Olympics, a historic moment took place as the Olympic flag was passed from the first female mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, to Karen Bass, the first female mayor of Los Angeles, where the 2028 Olympics will be hosted. The symbolic exchange of the flag was met with loud cheers and applause.
The flag transition began with Mayor Hidalgo passing it to Thomas Bach, the President of the International Olympic Committee, who then handed it over to Mayor Bass. The significance of this moment was further highlighted when Mayor Bass, in turn, passed the flag to US gymnast Simone Biles, who held it as the US national anthem played in the background.
