A truly magical Games is over.

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games left a massive impact on the consciousness of those who witnessed and experienced it.

For 11 days, tremendous stories were told, dreams were realised and the culmination of a lifetime of hard work and sacrifice paid off.

Many were fortunate enough to win medals, but so often the Games show us that success is not defined by winning and losing. 

To quote Australian Paralympian Tim Hodge:

"The Olympics are the epitome of human excellence and the Paralympics are the epitome of human resilience."

On behalf of myself and the ABC Sport blogging team who brought you the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games — Luke Pentony, Amanda Shalala, Henry Hanson, Andrew McGarry, Kyle Pollard, Chris de Silva, Dean Bilton, Simon Smale, Elizabeth Wright, David Mark, Ned Hall and Charles Brice — thank you for joining us on this magnificent adventure. 

Soyez gentil avec les autres.

 Au revoir.

French DJ Martin Solveig is the closing leg of this DJ relay. 

He has the French team on stage and they are leading the dancing. 

He plays his rendition of Hello (I Just Came to Say Hello), by Lady Aqua.

And now we play One More Time by Daft Punk. 

It is the final song of the closing ceremony. 

The Stade de France is in rapture and fireworks a launched into the Paris night sky.

Hello Merrowyn.

Thank you for joining ABC Sport's live blog of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games closing ceremony. 

I think our Paralympians have been a source of positivity and I do not think you are the only person they have inspired.

This massive party has been named, The Journey of the Wave.

People in the crowd are part of the show with luminous LED wristbands.

Along with the 24 artists and the sensational light show, this is a party everyone in attendance will remember for a long time.

There were many moments that could have been chosen as a favourite. 

But as I tried to think of one stand-out, I realised that every great moment of these Games had something in common — a large and raucous crowd. 

The Paris Paralympics were not an afterthought to the French public after a tremendous Olympic Games just weeks earlier. 

Massive crowds at every event were sustained for all 11 days of competition. 

You couldn't find a spare seat at La Defense Arena for the swimming. 

Stade de France was regularly seating 70,000 fans, especially during the night sessions.

Taymon Kenton-Smith had a big audience at the para archer to play too. 

Wheelchair tennis at Roland Garros was a hit. Fencing, judo, boccia … the list goes on.

There are young kids around the world who can now dream of not just becoming a Paralympian, but being able to compete in front of a massive crowd.

I think that's cool.

The rain is falling again at the Stade de France.

But that will not spoil the mood of the para athletes and the crowd. 

The DJ relay continues, and honestly, the rain makes it look even better.

It was the nature of Emily Petricola's performance in winning gold in the women's C4 3,000m individual pursuit that stood out for me during the past 11 days of competition.

Handling the pressure that comes with being the favourite as she defended her Tokyo Paralympic title, Petricola showed the value of experience in wearing down New Zealand's Anna Taylor in the gold medal race.

Taylor threw the kitchen sink at Petricola in the early stages, opening a lead over the Australian during the first kilometre.

But Petricola refused to panic and she clawed her way back to assume the lead after two kilometres, before overtaking Taylor late in the race to claim gold.

The way Taylor started the final had some commentators questioning whether Petricola could work herself back into contention to win.

But she did, because — quiet simply — that's what champions do.

French electronic music is taking centre stage at the Stade de France. 

We have an electronic music relay. 

The massive end to the ceremony begins with Jean-Michel Jarre, the father of electronic music in France.

There will be 23 more artists performing in what is promised to be the biggest disco in France.

An enormous light show accompanies the music. I wish I was at the Stade de France right now.

We are back in Paris and at the cauldron.

Amadou and Mariam, accompanied by a string quartet, perform Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais, a composition by Serge Gainsbourg inspired by the French poet Paul Verlaine. 

The flame, carried in a later, has entered the Stade de France.

The lantern is taking a lap around the stadium, carried by a relay of para athletes. 

And with a single breath, the flame is extinguished. 

The cauldron's flame has gone. 

A symbolic end to what has been a magnificent Paralympic Games.