Hollywood superstar, Tom Cruise pulled off an epic stunt to help close out the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday and officially hand the torch off to Los Angeles, which is set to host the 2028 summer games.
The “Mission: Impossible” star jumped from the top of Stade de France and landed on the stadium field where the official Olympic flag awaited him.
He took the flag from LA Mayor Karen Bass and gold medalist Simone Biles before riding off on a motorcycle through the streets of Paris and boarding a plane near the Eiffel Tower.
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He then attached the five multicolored Olympic rings to the two Os in ‘Hollywood.’ The pre-recorded video showed Cruise flying with the Olympic flag from France to Los Angeles. In the final part of the stunt, Cruise skydived down to the iconic Hollywood sign.
Earlier, it was reported that Cruise approached the International Olympic Committee about being involved in the closing ceremony.
The Oscar nominated actor is a longtime fan of the Olympics and even carried the torch in Los Angeles in 2004 to contribute to a ceremonial relay across the world that ended in Athens, Greece, ahead of the official opening of the games.
