Tom Cruise will attend the Olympic closing ceremony

Top Gun: Maverick starand the crew prepared to zipline from the top of the Stade de France stadium to the ground and carry the Olympic flag.

However, planning for the televised closing ceremony is "very complicated", so the artist may also use a stunt double to perform the rope swing from the top of the stadium.

The show also aired a pre-recorded video of Tom flying the flag from France to Los Angeles, where the 2028 Olympics will be held, before parachuting onto the Hollywood sign. The scene was reportedly filmed in March.

Organizers will air footage of Tom handing flags to cyclists, skaters and volleyball players as they travel to the next summer's host city. Finally, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will receive the Olympic flag from Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.

Tom was in France on July 28 to watch the women's gymnastics and swimming qualifying events. "The athletes were amazing. I couldn't believe what they did," he told Reuters.

Tom Cruise, 62, is 1.7 m tall and weighs about 68 kg. The actor is known as the "ageless man" in Hollywood, his appearance has not changed much over time. The actor does not use social media and has rarely shared about his personal life since his tumultuous divorce from Katie Holmes in 2012. According to SCMP, the artist is the highest-earning actor in the world in 2022, in the film industry alone. In 2004, the actor participated in the torch relay in Athens (Greece).

The 2024 Olympics in Paris will run from July 26 to August 11. After the first five official days of competition, 47 teams have won medals, none of which are from Southeast Asia. China is leading the way with the most gold medals in diving, cycling and swimming. China is followed by Japan, Australia, England, South Korea and France. According to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics, nearly 29 million people watched the opening ceremony on July 26, up more than 60% from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.