This summer, the Olympics and Paralympics brought a succession of stories and glories to Paris. Ken Browne, one of CGTN’s reporters on the scene, looks back on his favorite moments.
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00:00Lady Gaga and Celine Dion lit the fuse for the Paris 2024 Olympics and the fireworks continued for 19 thrilling days.
00:11We had a box office comeback from a sparkling Simone Biles, new heroes rising like Léon Marchand, a new world record from Mondo Duplantis and perfection from China's divers.
00:23Greatness guaranteed with 8 out of 8 gold medals.
00:26There was time too to fall in love with the city of love.
00:32Welcome to Montmartre, the most visited place in the most visited city on the planet.
00:41Montmartre is a must in Paris and what better way to see it than in this classic.
00:47This is the Sacré-Cœur, a 19th century church perched high above downtown Paris.
00:53More than 10 million people visit each year.
00:57But Paris marries Jean in front of it and there's only one clear winner.
01:02Speaking of winners, Winter Games superstar Aileen Gu was loving the summer vibes too.
01:07I have seen so many incredible events.
01:10The women's diving synchronized was incredible.
01:13Last night we also went and watched the Asia record breaking performance by the medley team, the relay team.
01:20And my friend was competing and I got to see her and meet her and that was really exciting.
01:26Honestly, there have been so many incredible performances by the Chinese team and all the athletes here in Paris.
01:33The world watched Denmark's badminton king Victor Axelsen win a second straight men's singles gold medal.
01:40And he's a man of many talents. He also went viral in China with some serious Mandarin skills.
01:46Time too for some French culinary wonders, to fall off a climbing wall in a Parisian chapel
01:53and to sit back and admire the best in the business just doing their thing.
01:58Few did it with the effortless cool of viral Turkish shooter and meme machine Yousef Dikic.
02:04Or with the style of Brazilian gymnast queen Rebecca Andrade who had Team USA's Simone Biles and Jordan Childs bowing at her feet.
02:13And who could forget the men's 100m photo finish, Noah Lyles backing up some big talk with a big moment.
02:21And speaking of cool, Snoop Dogg and Billie Eilish welcoming the flame to Los Angeles has us looking forward to 2028 already.
02:29Can't wait.
02:31Ken Brown, CGTN, Madrid.