France's outgoing interior minister, Gérald Darmanin, has announced the deployment of 2,500 police officers around the Stade de France for the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In addition, a total of 20,000 police officers are on duty throughout Paris to ensure security during the event.
The closing ceremony, scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. local time, will last a little over two hours. The theme of the ceremony, titled 'Records,' will showcase over a hundred performers, acrobats, dancers, and circus artists. The artistic direction of the ceremony has been entrusted to Thomas Jolly, who also directed the opening ceremony.
