2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony

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    The closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 21 August 2016 from 20:00 to 22:50 BRT at the Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1]

    As per traditional Olympic protocol, the ceremony featured cultural presentations from both the current (Brazil) and following (Japan) host countries, as well as closing remarks by

    Carlos Arthur Nuzman, the official handover of the Olympic flag from Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes to Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike, whose city hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the extinguishing of the Olympic flame.[2]

    Venue

    Main article: Maracanã Stadium

    For the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, a major reconstruction project was initiated for the Maracanã Stadium. The original seating bowl, with a two-tier configuration, was demolished, giving way to a new one-tier seating bowl.[3] The original stadium's concrete roof was removed and replaced with a fiberglass tensioned membrane coated with polytetrafluoroethylene. The new roof covers 95% of the seats inside the stadium, unlike the former design, where protection was only afforded to some seats in the upper ring and those above the gate access of each sector.

    Proceedings

    Parade of Athletes

    See also: 2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers
    Greece and Brazil leading out the flag parade

    The creative director for the ceremony was

    states of Brazil, sang the Brazilian national anthem.[6]

    The ceremony featured a performance of "

    Carry Me" by Norwegian electronic music artist Kygo and American singer-songwriter Julia Michaels, as part of a segment that launched the new Olympic Channel service launching after the Games.[7] The games' final medal awards for the men's marathon were also presented, along with the Kenyan national anthem.[8]
    The final medalists are listed below :

    Eliud Kipchoge - Gold
    Feyisa Lilesa - Silver
    Galen Rupp - Bronze

    Four newly elected members of the IOC Athletes' Commission were introduced: fencer

    PyeongChang for the 2018 Winter Olympics on 9 February 2018 for the opening ceremony.[9]

    Warming up! Tokyo 2020

    Shinzō Abe standing atop a Warp Pipe while holding Mario
    's trademark red cap and the red circle from the flag of Japan

    The directors for the show were

    Shinzō Abe. The Japanese national anthem arranged by Jun Miyake was sung while the flag of Japan was projected onto the stadium grounds while another flag was raised on the flagpole in the stadium. The flag then faded out to thank those who aided the country after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[6]

    A video presentation featuring characters from famous Japanese anime and prominent video games such as Captain Tsubasa, Doraemon, Pac-Man and Hello Kitty led up to Abe's appearance, which consisted of him transforming into Mario from Nintendo's Mario franchise and jumping out of a Warp Pipe given by Doraemon to help him get from Tokyo's Shibuya Crossing to Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã Stadium on time. Abe appeared at the Maracanã dressed up as Mario.[11][12]

    Male

    Hideki Noda, with music by Ringo Sheena
    ) – contains the message: "'sports, music or Olympics' and 'War or Nationalism' shall not be linked again."

    The Carnival

    The Carnival-inspired parade

    Speeches by organising committee chairman

    Unidos da Tijuca) and Wantuir (Paraíso do Tuiuti),[15] and the dancers who invited the world for the 2017 Rio Carnival.[2]

    Music

    Anthems

    Victory ceremonies

    Dignitaries in attendance

    Dignitaries from International organizations

    Host country dignitaries

    Dignitaries from abroad

    See also

    Television coverage

    Brazil - Globo TV; United States - NBC; United Kingdom - BBC

    Notes

    1. ^ Anthem played as part of the Men's marathon victory ceremony.

    References

    1. ^ "Rio 2016 Ingressos – Compre seu ingresso para as Olímpiadas". ingressos.rio2016.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
    2. ^ a b "Rio Olympics 2016: Spectacular closing ceremony as Olympic flag goes to Tokyo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
    3. ^ "Maracanã". The Stadium Guide. 10 November 2017.
    4. ^ "Rio 2016: Rosa Magalhães deve comandar encerramento". Rio 2016 (in Portuguese). 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
    5. ^ Moller, Kenza (21 August 2016). "What Is The "We Are Beautiful Creatures" Song From The Closing Ceremony? It Was Cheerful". Romper. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
    6. ^ a b c "Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony live: carnival, costumes, performance art, the Japanese PM dressed as Super Mario. Standard". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
    7. ^ Staff (16 August 2016). "Kygo to Perform at Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony". Billboard. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
    8. ^ "The Latest: Rio Games close with samba-fueled Carnival party". USA Today. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
    9. ^ "Rio bids the world a fond farewell". IOC. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
    10. ^ "Hiroshi Sasaki, Kaoru Sugano, Ringo Shiina and MIKIKO work together for Tokyo's performance at Rio Closing Ceremony". Sendenkaigi (in Japanese). 22 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
    11. ^ Palazzo, Chiara (22 August 2016). "Shinzo Abe emerges from a green pipe disguised as Super Mario during Rio Closing Ceremony". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
    12. ^ Samuelson, Kate (22 August 2016). "Shinzo Abe Dresses as Super Mario for Rio Closing Ceremony". TIME.com. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
    13. ^ McKirdy, Andrew (22 August 2016). "Rio passes Olympic flag to Tokyo, 'Super Abe' during closing ceremony". The Japan Times. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
    14. ^ "Rio 2016: cheers, boos and a carnival atmosphere as Olympic flame goes out". The Guardian. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
    15. ^ "Rio 2016! Seis intérpretes e mestre de bateria são escalados pro encerramento". Sambarazzo. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
    16. ^ "Press Release - President Obama Announces a Presidential Delegation to Attend the Closing Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Summer Games". The American Presidency Project. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

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