Fans eagerly awaited 's hugely anticipated Olympics closing ceremony stunt - and they weren't disappointed. As Paris brought a close to the successful , fans were hoping the Mission Impossible star would perform one of his eye-catching and terrifying stunts. What they witnessed was the Hollywood icon dramatically dropping from a huge height.
The 62-year-old star is well known for performing his own stunts on the sets of his movies, but this could be his biggest stage to date. In nerve-wracking scenes the Hollywood icon successfully plunged from a dramatic height before grabbing hold of an Olympics flag. Wearing a leather jacket and gloves, along with khaki trousers and a navy shirt, Tom then raced across the grounds.
The intense scenes came after the Olympic hosts had put on an impressive musical show with powerful orchestra music beginning the show. Later on, as the Games was handed over to Los Angeles for the 2028 event, the likes of Billie Eilish and H.E.
R performed. had earlier attempted a as he promised the United States would do things bigger and better. Despite his bold claim, the rapper - who had been praised throughout for embracing the Paris Games - paid tribute to this year's event.
As the Games finish after , Team USA racked up an impressive 126 podium finishes, with 40 gold medals. Among them, swimmer of all time, the fifth most decorated Olympian in history, and tied with Russian Olympian Larisa Latynina for most gold medals won by a woman. All the latest news, .