About that DJ set. It could and probably should have been shown on TV for a little longer, in this journalist’s humble opinion.

The Channel4 closing montage is a real tear-jerker. So many golden moments, moments of bliss, but also agony.

We’re all going to miss having the Olympics and Paralympics to watch every day, aren’t we?

C’est fini.

An email from Chris Page as the party goes on (and on, and on):

You know who WAS dancing? Dame Sarah Storey! She was properly ‘avin’ it! And Jean-Michel Jarre – you can’t get better than that.

Thanks to you and the team for your daily coverage. Allons-y!

Glad you’ve enjoyed, Chris, and everyone else who has tuned in tonight or over the past few weeks of Olympic and Paralympic coverage.

It’s great to see Channel4 encouraging viewers to sign up and get involved in local sport near them. “Sport helps you physically and mentally,” says Ellie Simmonds. “It’s just the most amazing thing.”

Sport makes the world go round!

Right now. The 4,400 athletes from 168 Paralympic delegations are being treated to a PARADE of DJs and producers from the French electronic music scene. The Parisians are making a right ol’ racket as they bid farewell to the Games.

The Stade de France now resembles Warehouse Project. Can someone check if Krishnan Guru-Murthy is dancing? Pretty much everyone is!

Over to you, LA.

Back in the Stade de France, the DJs are powering up. It’s an odyssey to French electronic music, led by Jean-Michel Jarre.

The Paralympic flame will now be extinguished in Paris. This moment has a rather melancholy feel to it. It marks the end of a four-year cycle for the French capital, and the end of spectacular summer of sport in the city. Various French athletes are teaming up to conduct this particular ceremony.

Just like we saw in the Olympics closing ceremony … it’s over to beachside in California! It’s all palm trees, skate parts and baseball caps, via Anderson Paak.

USA Paralympic sprinter Blake Leeper now has the flag in hand as the American national anthem booms out.

There’s some seriously good break dancing going on now, stuff that could match even Olympic sensation Raygun, or dare I say better her. And the DJs have fired up the decks with a remix of Édith Piaf.

By the way, what are our thoughts on the mascot? I’ve not been as sold as others.

The six new members of the International Paralympic Committee are being introduced to the crowd.

I won’t bore you with every word of the speeches. Suffice to say, they were rousing.

Next up on the agenda are speeches Andrew Parsons of the IPC and president of the Paralympic organising committee Tony Estanguet – who are most definitely not treated with boos.

“Tonight, nobody wants these Games to end, but we can make this moment one to remember for the rest of our lives.” Estanguet then encourages a huge ovation from the crowd for all the athletes. Preach.

There’s a giant conga in the middle of the Stade de France! This ceremony is living up to its name so far – and the athletes are rightly having a hoot.

Apparently tonight’s closing ceremony will end with 24 DJs simultaneously blasting out music. I hope those in the crowd have their ear defenders with them.

Jean-Michel Jarre will be the fulcrum of that musical set-piece, by all accounts.

Lots of walking and flag-waving is still going on, by the way. Mercifully, it looks like the rain is now a little lighter. The crowd have been given Coldplay-style light-up bands.

Matt Bush and Poppy Maskill are sporting wide smiles as they appear with the Great British flag.

This is a big jamboree now. Flag waving, live music, it’s like the last night of the Proms but with loads of talented sportspeople.

Many of the Paralympians are already inside the stadium, but many more are now arriving in the official parade, serenaded by the strains of Chariots of Fire and other French and international tunes.

That big fiery Parisian cauldron is coming down for the final time. The flame will be carried to the Stade de France later tonight, as LA takes up the mantle for four years’ time.

On a complete sidenote, does Clare Balding ever have a day off? Her work rate is astonishing.

A couple of lovely emails have just dropped:

Kurt Perleberg says: “To everybody at The Guardian & The Observer, from writers & columnists & photographers in Paris to editors in London & live bloggers around the world & to all of the readers in the USA the UK & Australia & across to world who have been reading these live blogs since July 21st, thank you for bringing the magic of the Olympic & Paralympic Games Paris 2024 home to us wherever it may be.”

Pierre Margerie says: “On a saturday morning train yesterday from Toulouse to Paris, we were joined by part of the Danish shooting team at the Chateauroux station. As the announcement was made that we had on board a bronze medalist all the passengers (or at least the majority, it was noisy) cheered. Could not have imagined something similar in my usually grumpy France a month ago, and grateful for that.”

Thanks both!

Merci, Paris.

Nothing happens quickly in these ceremonies, but we’re edging towards something of note actually occurring. It’s teeming with rain and the waterproofs are out in force.

Matt Bush and Poppy Maskill are interviewed on Channel4 ahead of their flag-bearing duties tonight:

“It’s a massive honour to be a flag-bearer,” says Bush, the taekwondo gold medallist. “The whole system has been awesome, ParalympicsGB have been great and the French have put on a crazy show here.”

Swimmer Maskill is asked about being the most decorated GB athlete of these Games – with five medals (three gold, two silver). “It’s pretty cool,” she says. And on bearing that flag: “It’s pretty amazing”. Finally … what is she most excited about this evening? Pizza.

She’s a cool customer.

Just to point you in the direction of some other sport we’re covering this evening. The Test match has just concluded with Sri Lanka in line for a victory against the odds, while it’s a tall order for Scotland who travel to Portugal in the Nations League tonight. Oh, and there’s the small matter of the men’s US Open final. Who needs the Premier League, eh.

Stage set, calm before storm, insert relevant cliche. (The stadium is a lot fuller now).

Just to let you know that things will get under way from 7pm (BST) and Matt Bush (taekwondo) and Poppy Maskill (swimming) have been named as the ParalympicsGB flagbearers for the closing ceremony. A very proud moment for them and their families.

Here’s a reminder of exactly how the final medal table looks/looked. Nearly 100 golds for China is astonishing. They rule the roost when it comes to the Paralympics.

Some stunning images, here. Check our gallery from the 11th and final day of the Paris Paralympics.

Favourite moment of these Games? Dame Sarah Storey’s incredible sprint finish, at the age of 46, to claim a 19th Paralympic gold, gets the award for me. Other options are available.

How about this, then? A fine performance from the Great Britain team; more golds and more total medals than they earned in Tokyo.