At the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, Tom Cruise caused a sensation with a daring stunt. A small foretaste of the upcoming games in Los Angeles.
No mission is for Tom Cruise impossible. It is well known that the actor performs most of his own stunts in films. And so he apparently didn’t take long to persuade him when his skills were required for the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris.
Tom Cruise receives the Olympic flag
At the celebration on Sunday evening, Cruise abseiled from the roof of the Stade de France and received the Olympic flag. After a short run through the crowd, the 62-year-old Hollywood star then raced through Paris at night with the flag on his motorbike. But why Cruise and why such a stunt?
The next Summer Olympics will take place in 2028 in Los Angeles, not only the home of Cruise himself but of Hollywood. And so the symbolic handover of the baton was of course not without a little Hollywood glamour and action.
Hollywood stars in Paris
In addition to Tom Cruise, other top-class artists from overseas also performed. The , and performed in front of an “LA28” symbol. “We are thrilled to present the best of LA with local artists and are grateful to Billie, HER, the Chili Peppers and Snoop for their collaboration on this incredible show that will give a global audience a taste of what is to come in 2028,” said “LA28” chairman Casey Wasserman in advance.
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The flag was previously lowered to the sounds of the Olympic anthem and symbolically handed over by Mayor Anne Hidalgo to the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass. “We will share a historic moment and send a message to girls all over the world that they can do anything,” Bass commented on the moment.
Source: Stern
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