More than a month after the Olympic Games got underway in the pouring rain, it seemed fitting that the Paralympics came to a close in similar fashion at a wet closing ceremony in Paris.

Join Dominic Booth for updates as the Games come to a close in the French capital.   21:32 The Channel4 closing montage is a real tear-jerker. So many golden moments, moments of bliss, but also agony.

A summer sporting bonanza which started under pouring rain on July 26 with a remarkable opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on the Seine River ended Sunday with the Paralympics closing ceremony at a rain-soaked Stade de France.