The 2024 Paris Olympics are officially over after weeks of competition, disappointment and viral moments.
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00:00An ending as dramatic as its beginning, the 2024 Summer Olympics are officially over.
00:07More than 10,000 athletes spent the past 19 days competing for gold in 48 disciplines,
00:14set in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Paris.
00:19The games were off to a rocky start, with an arson attack on the train lines hours before the opening ceremony.
00:26But it did not delay the theatrics, or the athletes who rose to meet the moment.
00:32Medals were won and lost by thousands to the second.
00:36125 Olympic records broken.
00:40Gold medal first for Botswana, Dominica, Guatemala, and Saint Lucia.
00:45And the first medal for the refugee Olympic team.
00:48There were moments of cuteness, moments of cool, and moments of cringe.
00:54Between tears of joy and heartbreak.
00:58And photos worth thousands of words.
01:01A show of sportsmanship from U.S. gymnasts Simone Biles and Jordan Childs,
01:06bowing to Brazil's Rebeca Andrande, who took the gold.
01:10Surfer Gabriel Medina floating above a wave in Tahiti.
01:14And a group selfie between countries still at war.
01:18Athletes from North and South Korea.
01:20Although this was the first Olympic Games to achieve gender parity,
01:24it was not without gender controversy.
01:27There was a ban on women competing in hijab.
01:40And incendiary social media posts, overshadowing the women's boxing events.
01:45But there were also moments of fun.
01:47Like the love between Norwegian swimmer Henri Christensen and an Olympic sweet treat.
01:53And U.S. rapper and special envoy Snoop Dogg spotted around various venues.
01:58After weeks of competition, the Games have come to a close.
02:02And the torch has been passed until 2028.
02:05To bring the Olympic values of excellence, respect, and friendship
02:09from the City of Lights to the City of Stars.
02:13Justin Wu and Harrell Hughes for Taiwan Plus.