Organisers have remained tight-lipped about who is appearing, but film star Tom Cruise is heavily rumoured to be taking part by abseiling down the stadium.

There will be a segment during which Paris hands over to the next hosts of the summer Olympics – Los Angeles in 2028 – and that could be where the Hollywood star features.

The closing ceremony will feature performers, dancers and circus artists taking part alongside famous headlining acts, both French and American.

Snoop Dogg, who has been prominent throughout the Games, is expected to perform – as are French artists Air and Phoenix.

Artistic director Thomas Jolly said the show was called ‘Records’, and it promises to take the audience on a science-fiction dream-like immersive journey through time.

That will begin from the origins of the Olympic Games and will go to a dystopian future when the Olympics have disappeared and must be reinvented.