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# I really think you need a round after laws

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# I said you should get a round of applause.

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# I think you need a # When you were born you should have

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had a standing ovation # They didn't realise what was

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really in the room, they were looking at a star like a rocket to

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the moon # You should get a round of applause

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# I think you really need a round of applause

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# People clap now # I said, you should get a round of

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applause # People clap your hands

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# Before I hit it like a hurricane # Let me pay my respects now

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# Meet me in the beautiful place # I get the scene to whatever your

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tastes # As you arrive, I see your car

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pulling up slowly outside and you step into the room through the big

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double doors, first thing I'm going to give you is a round of applause.

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# People clap now # I said, you should get a round of

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applause # People clap your hands

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# I think you need a... # A round of applause, applause#

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306 gold medals have been handed out across 28 different sports and Rio

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is preparing to say farewell to the watching world, farewell to 11,000

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athletes and the two Steves have joined me here in the studio, Steve

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Cram and Steve Redgrave. You can tell they're Olympians because they

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battled through one of the worst storms we've had, it's the worst

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since we've been here. Due get blown around? I stupidly didn't put

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anything, no coat, no jacket, north-east lad, typical. It's only

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just dried out. You're rock hard, it's all right. Absolutely. I was

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here earlier and went down the road for a pizza with Matt Pinsent and

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battled to get back. It has been blowing a gale. We understand that

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at the Maracana, further inland, it's much less stormy than it is

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here. Fingers crossed. We're building up to the closing ceremony.

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But just bring you up to date on a couple of things that happened

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earlier today. Joe Joyce was in the boxing ring for Great Britain

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winning the last medal. Sadly not winning the last gold. He couldn't

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emulate Anthony Joshua's feats of four years ago. The Frenchman was

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too good. The 30-year-old Joyce lost out on a split decision. He now

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intends to turn pro and Britain finished with a gold, silver and

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bronze from the boxing ring. In the very last event of these

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Olympics, the USA added yet another gold to their medal haul in the

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men's basketball final. They won their third consecutive Olympic

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title, dominating Serbia, nearly breaking the 100 points mark. 96-66,

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the 15th Olympic title and a double up as the American women won the

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basketball title yesterday as well. The final, final tables medals table

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looks like this: Other nation that's have done well,

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the host nation Brazil, it's their best Games. Jamaica six gold medals,

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all of them on the track. Three of them involving Usain Bolt. New

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Zealand, their best Olympics ever with 18 total medals. Various

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countries winning their first ever Gold Medal, including Fiji who took

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gold in the Rugby 7's. It has been an incredible Olympics for a lot of

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nations. This for Great Britain, the most successful ever, which I don't

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think anyone was predicting. No. I think to be honest, I was talking to

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Liz Nichol from UK Sport, I think she has been very up front, there

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was a range. The media tended to report the lower end of that range,

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48. Secretly, actually not secretly, reasonably open about somewhere in

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the 60 range would have been a very, very good performance. To have

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exceeded that, 67, phenomenal. Really phenomenal. Russia effect

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perhaps, a little bit. Only a little bit. China have been down. They

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haven't had a good Games here. Would it be naive to start to think that

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the world balance reorders itself with drug testing being more

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thorough? It's an interesting thing. What's really happening is the super

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powers are not as super as they used to be. That spread is going around a

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lot more. If you actually look down the table to how many countries are

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winning gold medals, I think there's more than there's ever been before.

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More countries winning medals before. Where it used to be of 30

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years ago, the dominance between the Soviet Union and America, and no-one

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else get a look-in, is that their totals are coming down, especially

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on the gold medals, that's being spread around a bit more. That's a

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valid point. Also, it's a very valid point, 80-odd countries have won

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medals here. 42 countries won medals in athletics. The spread is greater.

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We have a great system, but you don't have to have a great system to

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win one medal. That's what's happening. This maybe needs looked

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at. We have a lot of different sports to what we had 20 years ago.

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In the Games? In the Games. And more to come. That traditional superpower

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sport emphasis has shifted. We've gone with it. We've been very good

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at going with that shift, if you like. We've been able to target

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certain sports. We've done very well, as you say, gold medals in

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more sports than even the USA. Some sports we don't even really compete

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in, handball, volleyball. You take those out, we've got a very high

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strike rate of winning medals. I think it's 70-odd per cent. Good

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stats. I'm impressed. But those stats are why we're winning because

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we look at it carefully and we look at where we can get gains and win.

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Quiz question: Who won Great Britain's first medal of these

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Games? Peaty. Correct. Let's look at some of the triumphs from the

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British athletes at Rio 2016. COMMENTATOR: Adam Peaty takes

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Olympic gold for Great Britain. A wonderful world record. The time oh,

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my goodness me! Mark Cavendish has an Olympic medal.

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The United States have it, Jamaica took the silver and Great Britain

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have the bronze medal. Wales' Jazz Carlin in Silver Medal

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position. I honestly can't believe. It I'm on the edge of tears. The

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Gold Medal goes to Great Britain! The Olympic champions again. Laura

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Trott is Britain's most successful female Olympian of all time.

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Jason Kenny's got it. Seen a through come through here. They take the

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bronze medal here -- Ed Lynning takes the bronze medal here. Jo

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Ohuruogu is holding on to take the bronze. Well done Christine, Emily,

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Eilidh and Aniyka. Chris Froome pulled it out at the

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end. He dug deep. It is gold for Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark. It's

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awesome! There is a medal here for Becky James, it's silver. Can she

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get it on the line. I think she can. Great Britain win the silver.

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Stephen Scott takes the bronze medal in the double trap competition.

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Gold, they've smashed the world record. It's silver to Siobhan-Marie

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O'Connor. Finally he gets a chance to enjoy this moment. Giles Scott

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has the gold. Will it be Britain or Australia? It certainly will be

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Great Britain! One, two, three, go.

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They've done it! They have done it. Daley and Goodfellow are bronze

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medallists. I pounced on Dan at the end. I didn't realise we were going

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backwards until we were in the water. I went with. It I don't care

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any more. COMMENTATOR: You can see how much it

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means to her. She really focussed well. Bryony Page is an Olympic

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Silver Medallist. The Welsh wonder strikes gold. Jade

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Jones becomes the two times Olympic champion.

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Really lovely steps, niedge rhythm. Britain have got silver. Nile Wilson

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makes history for Great Britain as the first ever gymnast to medal at

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the Olympics on high bar. I'm so happy. I know everyone back home

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will be so proud. I want to say, Joanna, mum, dad - we did it. Jack

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Laugher and Chris Mears... One, two, three... Go. Yes! So good. It is

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gold! Pure gold, the boys are in tears.

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It's a Silver Medal, perfect performance from Lutalo Muhammad.

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A bronze medal for the British pair Chris and Marcus. At least you can't

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say anything. Amy Tinkler, the youngest member of Team GB. She

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twisted and tumbled her way to that bronze medal. Bianca Walkden has

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shown the tenacity. She battled for that, Olympic Games bronze

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medallist. One more to go for jaw lure. What

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colour Med -- Jack Laugher, what colour medal will it be? Yes silver!

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Nick Skelton and Big Star take the gold for Great Britain. It's

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something that has been a dream. One wonders whether dreams do come true,

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but they have today. Max Whitlock takes the first medal

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in the all around final for 108 years, what a result for Great

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Britain! And it's Joe Clarke, the

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23-year-old, that is the Olympic champion. Can't quite believe it. My

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words are going to come out in a big bleur. Salary O'Connor gets the

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medal. -- Sally. They go away Olympic Silver Medallists. Mum and

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dad, I promise, I'll never put you through it again. David Florence and

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Richard Hounslow another plate of silver.

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Another throw of the dice for Sophie Hitchon. It is big enough. Sophie

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Hitchon has saved her best for last. They are fearless. They are without

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equal. They are history makers. Great Britain's glover and K is it

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ann -- and stanning. Joshua but but has emerged as the

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star of the boxing ring. Incredible discipline and power that's what you

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need to win a race. They are the Olympic champions. They've done it

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in style again. It's a one-two, a gold and silver for the BrownLee

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brothers. Heath and Schofield believed where others might not have

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done. They have the Silver Medal. Scores! That's the golden goal!

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Great Britain have won the Olympic Gold Medal. Great Britain in the

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men's eight are the Olympic champions and that has a fantastic

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ring about it. Just most amazing thing, guys, I'm

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speechless. The battle continues between Stanford and Holland. The

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bronze to Vicky Holland of Great Britain. What a race in the women's

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triathlon. Absolutely sensational. The first time that Great Britain

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have won an Olympic medal in the women's eight.

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Gold goes to Liam Heath. He will leave Rio as the Olympic champion.

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Terrific variety to this point. Nicola Adams lets out a triumphant

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roar. I'm now officially the most accomplished amateur boxer we've

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ever had, like ever. It takes a lot to win an Olympic medal, especially

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to be able to do it twice. It really has been the most

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extraordinary Games and you watch that again and you think, my word,

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it seems like it's gone by in a dreamlike sequence. I enjoyed it, to

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be honest I haven't seen half of that, I've read about them and heard

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about them but being in the athletics stadium for the last ten

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days, I can't wait to get home and catch up and watch it all. On you

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could come you can. Earlier, I was asking, we were fighting over the

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hockey as our highlights and Kate Richardson-Walsh reminded as she

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will be carrying the flag tonight at the closing ceremony. The hockey

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captain. What's your highlight? I'm biased, I guess. We had a great

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athletics programme. Danny Care winning the 400 metres, da Silva,

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the brilliant -- Brazilian pole vault, everything got wrapped up in

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that, there were good things, the brewing wrapped up in it, and Bolt,

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but I have to come back to Mo, he is ours, as it were. You might have

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this, I don't know if you've had this with the robbers, but we've

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watched Mo since he was a kid, eight cheeky little kids -- with the

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rowers. Little Rascal, actually. I remember him coming to Brendan and I

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come in the junior team, they'd dyed their hair, including Mo, I think it

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was the instigator, and like all ran badly. Gave them a bit of... He

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didn't take it very well. After that, he used to come up and he'd

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always kind of want to come and chat, he knew he had something about

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him even as a kid. He mentioned it last night, I'm such a competitor, I

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hate losing. That was in him when he was very young. But he used to lose.

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He used to win a lot, used to lose. So watching him develop as an

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athlete and a person, the way he controls, people at the top of their

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game body else, don't they? You don't often get that, but Bolt does

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it and Mo does it so well and he did it again last night. He was tired.

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It was quite tired. Just going back to the 10,000 metres, he fell over

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and got back up again and still won. He was carrying an injury from that

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fall, I spoke to him this morning and I used a mental home in the

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build-up to the 88 games and I said you were hobbling afterwards and you

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struggled in the heat of the 5000 and he said, you are spot on, I was

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dropping, I wasn't at my best. But he would still be able to produce

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the best and still win. At the altitude training camp, we were

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having lunch one day, Mo said, what are the Kenyans going to do, we were

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chatting, I said there's no way you can be beaten unless they trip you

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up and it was a joke. We even said they can probably trip you up in the

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last lap but and you can still win. He nearly tripped in the heats of

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the 5000. In the 5000 final he was superb, absolutely superb. There was

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a little moment you didn't see there, by the way Andrew Butchart,

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oh... He got promoted to force. Two of the guys got reinstated, he went

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back to sixth. A big personal best. There was a moment at the bell when

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the Ethiopians tried to get past him, which is what you really should

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try to do if you are going to beat him, the aggressive bit of Mo came

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out, we see him in full flow, he said, you're not getting in here and

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from that point he had won. There was 390 metres to go and he makes us

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work for the win as well as he works for the win, but phenomenal. We

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won't see him on the track again and another thoroughly big. We could see

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him on the road. This is something cyclists have done. Sir Bradley

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Wiggins has done this, track, road, back to the track again, and you

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were there when he made history. One thing I wanted to go and see was

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these guys with Bradley and the team. It was truly amazing. The

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Australians, I was with Chris Hoy down in the centre of the track when

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they were racing, he said the Australians have gone off too hard,

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they'll never last, we will catch them, and they didn't, they just

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kept on going. We started pinching them back, pinching them back, and

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it was an incredible atmosphere. All four of them incredible cyclists.

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And he wanted to join you on five gold medals but he had a different

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attitude on the podium. This is so Wiggo. It's like Daley Thompson

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whistling in 1984. I think he does it as a way of not crying, as a way

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of almost bursting the balloon. Possibly, it's one of the things I

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of almost bursting the balloon. Possibly, it's one of the things I

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love about him. He does things you don't expect him to do. He is a

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little bit off the wall. But it's that personality and in some ways,

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the way we all train, the way they pair, it's making -- the way they

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prepare, it's making you a robot, its scientific, making small gains,

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and he does something like that. An amazing personality, eight medals in

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total, a British record. Jason Kenny equalling Chris Hoy on six gold

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medals. That progression of excellence and the new stars that

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have come up and joined in that list is, I think, really extraordinary.

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If you look at Sir Chris Hoy, he's out there, level with Jason Kenny,

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only in front by virtue of the alphabet and he's very thrilled

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about that. Bradley Wiggins goes to the top of those on five. Surely

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he's got Sir? S comes before. I'm getting fed up with cyclists! Yes,

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anyway, so Ben Ainslie is there an Sir Matthew Pinsent, the cyclists

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are getting fed up with the rowers. Paul Rob Miller Vidic was a swimmer

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and water polo player. In the early 20th century. Laura Trott is the

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first woman on that list, she is young and could definitely do

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another four years and I'm pretty certain wants to. I hope she does.

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And Jason certain wants to. I hope she does.

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And Jason as well. We will see them moving up that list very, very

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quickly and four years' time. When we are looking forward to Japan, you

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touched on it earlier in terms of mentioning new sports, what is going

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to be the British policy, the British Wallasey to surfing, but

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also to karate, which one would think would suit the Japanese in

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particular, to climbing, to skateboarding and, what is the fifth

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one? Baseball and softball, that's it. We might not off if we took the

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last two first, we've tended in team sports where we don't have

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traditions, so volleyball, handball for instance, basketball, we try to

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get a programme going, we have tended to go OK, we've got too far

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to go in those sports, those are big programmes with one medal or two

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medals, so we look for when we get best results. So where we are

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looking at multidiscipline sports, where there are various medals

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available such as rowing, athletics, cycling, sailing, etc, that's where

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we've tended over the years to kind of think well, that's where we will

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try and focus. I am not an expert on skateboarding, nor sports climbing.

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I would suspect things like karate, we've got a good line through judo

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and taekwondo etc, I would suspect... We have history there, we

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have won World Championships that karate. I haven't heard recently,

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but there is a pathway of sorts. What Steve is saying is totally true

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on the team sports. There's so much investment within their round the

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problem with the basketball is anybody who is anybody -- any good

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in basketball, they go to the States and it's difficult to keep a team

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together. You are trying to get individuals back, trying to get a

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team together at the last minute and you can get reasonably good results,

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but you can't get consistent results. They have to be in Major

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leagues, playing all the time, and that is one of the downfalls with

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those particular sports. It will be interesting to see the new sports

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coming in. We haven't done too badly at the two introduced here, golf and

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rugby sevens. Tokyo will bring no Usain Bolt, which will definitely

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feature in Eddie Butler's fabulous review of these Games.

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Never had there been an Olympic setting quite like this. The soaring

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splendours of Rio. In contrast to what might think these Games. --

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think these Games. Brazilian politics in limbo, an economy in

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recession, crime on the streets, fills in the waters, Zika virus. The

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host nation wary of all this. The Brazilian boo would ring around Rio,

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if any Brazilians turned up to watch, that is. Then came the

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imported difficulties, the Olympic zone pet problems, the Russians,

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half here, half band, drugs are never far away, and an alleged

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ticketing scam, arrests of the Irish, you couldn't make it up.

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Except Ryan Lochte did. The boxing judges... Again. Michael Conlon

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eliminated after judging which just leaves me scratching my head. The

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spirit of fair play. Competition within the spirit of

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peaceful cooperation. And then there were the problems born of bad luck,

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the crashes of competition. And as if the Olympics didn't have enough

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testing to do, there was gender to define. Unathletic gift Caster

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Semenya must sometimes feel weighing like a burden. -- and athletic gift.

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No, it was not going to be easy. But if a couple of bullets came out

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of the favelas, so too did Rafaela Silva, straight out of the City of

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God slums, and Rio found it had reason to cheer. He would not be

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denied. MUSIC

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Home crowd, homeboy, higher than ever, better than ever. And the mood

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changed. There was fun to be had. BBC! This is magical. There was a

:25:42.:25:48.

new question to be asked and the betrothed pair on bikes winning

:25:49.:25:51.

enough gold to make wedding rings for every couple in China. This was

:25:52.:25:56.

the only fever, gold fever in the velodrome. There had been a pre-Rio

:25:57.:26:04.

appraisal. These Games could never be as good as London 2012. Well, it

:26:05.:26:11.

was time for a reappraisal. Great Britain's Max Whitlock is the floor

:26:12.:26:16.

Olympic champion! Its hero time. Scores, that is the golden goal.

:26:17.:26:23.

Andy Murray is a double Olympic gold-medallist. Nicola Adams let out

:26:24.:26:28.

a triumphant roar. GB medals were coming in at a pace and volume that

:26:29.:26:33.

had China worried about being overtaken and humiliated by some

:26:34.:26:36.

isolated little rocks off mainland Europe. Fiji, specs in the split --

:26:37.:26:45.

specs in the Pacific, won their first medal ever in the rugby

:26:46.:26:48.

sevens. Puerto Rico, half the side of Fiji, won their first medal.

:26:49.:26:54.

Puerto Rico with the territory of the USA but those states can let

:26:55.:26:57.

their Caribbean island keep that gold, they had enough of their own,

:26:58.:27:01.

top of the medal table with a familiar cast of winners and some

:27:02.:27:07.

new superstars. A true champion and a leader of a great team. That's not

:27:08.:27:10.

the last you will see your Simone Biles. The Americans couldn't beat

:27:11.:27:18.

this man. Nobody could. He can't be a one-man saviour of the Olympics,

:27:19.:27:22.

even if sometimes it feels that way. These were his final acts. Heerkens

:27:23.:27:33.

Usain Bolt, Bolt is going to take it.

:27:34.:27:40.

Usain Bolt gets it. His final bursts of sub ten and sub 20 seconds.

:27:41.:27:44.

# Weimann man # yes and #.

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He will be a hard act to follow, even though that's what everybody

:27:49.:27:52.

has been doing in the the last three Olympics. He went out in style, not

:27:53.:27:57.

though breaking his own world record in the 200 he loves best. Some

:27:58.:28:03.

things he had to leave to others. One of the greatest pieces of

:28:04.:28:08.

distance running you have ever seen, the new world record to Ayane of

:28:09.:28:16.

Ethiopia. Each new distance, each new time, lifting the Games. It's a

:28:17.:28:19.

new world record! And lifting what haunted Brazil,

:28:20.:28:27.

atonement for the last World Cup in the sport that truly matters here.

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Neymar - scores! 200 million Brazilians scream with delight.

:28:38.:28:49.

It leaves the legacy question - what becomes of all this? There's no

:28:50.:28:56.

doubt that some of Olympic Rio will rust and fade, reclaimed by a city

:28:57.:29:00.

that plays by its own rules, a city that the Games never came close to

:29:01.:29:06.

taming. Rio may struggle to feel any long-term glow from all this. But

:29:07.:29:16.

whilst the Games were on, while the giant soared in the city that soars,

:29:17.:29:21.

Rio was as Rio looked, imperfect, perfect. For a fortnight in the

:29:22.:29:34.

August of 2016, the most beautiful place in the world.

:29:35.:29:44.

A proper, proper shiver down my backment beautifully written,

:29:45.:29:46.

beautifully delivered. Usain Bolt has written his last message to Rio

:29:47.:29:59.

and he's written it in Portuguese. It means, that's not very g, I don't

:30:00.:30:06.

speak Portuguese. It is, we came, we saw, we conquered, Rio I have a

:30:07.:30:10.

special love for you. It will have a special place in his heart. This was

:30:11.:30:14.

his swan song. Delighted hopefully he's going to be in London next

:30:15.:30:18.

year. From an Olympic stage, that's it. A massive void for our sport. I

:30:19.:30:25.

think for the Olympics as well, it's not just athletics that will miss

:30:26.:30:28.

him. The whole of the world of sport will miss him when he finally goes.

:30:29.:30:35.

The Olympic movement will miss him. For me, that was a fantastic piece

:30:36.:30:41.

from Eddie, and you know, Bolt almost... Rio is a great place to go

:30:42.:30:47.

out. Rio, that kind of idea of it being a beautiful, and he's a

:30:48.:30:51.

beautiful runner, there's a thing about Bolt which we all fall in love

:30:52.:30:55.

with, his character. It's the way he does it, in his way. Rio's a bit

:30:56.:30:59.

like that. They've done it their way. It is a beautiful place. We'll

:31:00.:31:03.

all remember it. It has been a wonderful setting. The Lagoa, never

:31:04.:31:08.

seen anything like it. Some of the back drops for the sports

:31:09.:31:13.

incredible. Especially my sport of rogue, with Christ The Redeemer and

:31:14.:31:16.

the beautiful lake and all the houses around in the back drop,

:31:17.:31:20.

absolutely stunning. The water wasn't always at its best. We just

:31:21.:31:25.

had a real rattle to the studio. You can understand why rowing had to be

:31:26.:31:28.

cancelled a few days. The waves out there sailing would be cancelled for

:31:29.:31:33.

too much wind. We are heading towards the Closing Ceremony now,

:31:34.:31:36.

where we hope it is less windy than here on the coast. The Opening

:31:37.:31:40.

Ceremony had a theme of regeneration and re-invention. I suspect the

:31:41.:31:44.

closing will be party, party all the way. Can't wait to see all the

:31:45.:31:48.

athletes coming in, with thanks to Steve Cram and Steve Redgrave, who

:31:49.:31:53.

contributed so much in terms what have they did on the field of play,

:31:54.:31:56.

let us now wish them goodbye, farewell and let's hope they have

:31:57.:32:00.

fun. The Closing Ceremony will be described for you by Andrew Cotter

:32:01.:32:06.

and Hazel Irvin. Good evening, 24 hours after Neymar

:32:07.:32:11.

and Brazil's football win here in the Maracana Stadium, we back again

:32:12.:32:15.

for a celebration of this country's most golden Games ever, seven golds

:32:16.:32:20.

for them is the best. Of course, of the efforts of all the athletes over

:32:21.:32:24.

the last incredible fortnight in this breath takingly beautiful city,

:32:25.:32:28.

perhaps and probably the most spectacular Olympic stage ever. It's

:32:29.:32:34.

a stage that's set to stage one more final performance this evening.

:32:35.:32:37.

Andrew, I know you're looking forward to it too. A Closing

:32:38.:32:41.

Ceremony never has quite the same feel as an opening, the eager

:32:42.:32:44.

anticipation, excitement replaced by a more relaxed sell brigs and

:32:45.:32:50.

reflection, still plenty to entertain you with and I'm sure try

:32:51.:32:54.

to explain as well as we say goodbye to the Games of Rio. Thankfully, the

:32:55.:33:00.

weather has, I think, improved. It was borderering on the apocalyptic

:33:01.:33:05.

an hour ago. Howling a gale and torrential rain. It seems to have

:33:06.:33:08.

calmed a bit. It has. They declared a state of emergency in some of the

:33:09.:33:14.

favelas around the sit why with the high winds and tides. Our Brazilian

:33:15.:33:20.

friends are showing their tears for the end of the Games. The hypnotic

:33:21.:33:26.

mirror sculpture, that astonishingly beautiful flame sits there in the

:33:27.:33:34.

Maracana and we're just about ready. Anthony Howe's sculpture there

:33:35.:33:36.

amplifying the flame and radiating that energy out. Sadly, it's set to

:33:37.:33:44.

be skinning wished tonight. We will -- extinguished tonight. Our old

:33:45.:33:50.

friend, the aviation pioneer from the Opening Ceremony. Celebrating

:33:51.:33:54.

winning a contest in Paris at the start of the Twentieth Century with

:33:55.:33:56.

a friend and complained about having to take his pocket watch out to

:33:57.:34:04.

check his timings. His friend was Cartier who made him a watch to wear

:34:05.:34:10.

on his wrist. To underline how time flies, he's back.

:34:11.:34:21.

The much larger clock, we're again giving the projections on the floor

:34:22.:34:27.

of the Maracana. The larger clock ticks down and sell us when it is

:34:28.:34:29.

time to start this Closing Ceremony. The first section called Olympic

:34:30.:35:23.

wings, welcoming us to the ceremony to celebrate the diversity of the

:35:24.:35:29.

wildlife and land marks around Rio de Janeiro. This music is being

:35:30.:35:42.

performed by Barbatuques. This was for Rio 2.

:35:43.:36:08.

Some of the land marks are formed, the Arches of Lapa, built in the

:36:09.:36:17.

19th century to bring fresh water to the Carioca river. You can now take

:36:18.:36:19.

a tram across to it. Christ The Redeemer looks down upon

:36:20.:36:45.

this amazing scene for the past two weeks.

:36:46.:38:04.

Next to Shugarloaf, considered one of the world's great natural

:38:05.:38:10.

beauties. It stands out in thousand's of people's photos and

:38:11.:38:14.

crowds of tourists wait to ride the cable car up to the mountain to be

:38:15.:38:18.

closer to all the wildlife that lives there. An astonishing place,

:38:19.:38:22.

right on the edge of the bay. Your guess as good as mine on that

:38:23.:38:57.

one. The first time that the Games have

:38:58.:39:33.

come to a tropical country and an appropriate and totally tropical

:39:34.:39:41.

revamping of the Olympic rings. Usually blue, yellow, black, green,

:39:42.:39:44.

red, representing five of the continents. But here, multicoloured.

:39:45.:40:10.

The president of the IOC, Thomas Bach, with a cheery hello to us all.

:40:11.:40:19.

We'll be hearing from him later. Carinhoso, considered the most

:40:20.:40:37.

beautiful of Brazilian songs of all time.

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# Ah se tu soubesses como sou tao carinhosa

:41:04.:41:10.

# Eu sei que tu nao fugirias mais de mim

:41:11.:41:21.

# Vem sentir o calor dos labios meus a procura dos teus

:41:22.:41:43.

# Vem matar essa paixao que me devora o coracao

:41:44.:41:52.

This is 78-year-old Martinho da Vila with his three daughters and his

:41:53.:42:17.

granddaughter here. # Eu sei que tu nao

:42:18.:42:28.

fugirias mais de mim # Vem matar essa paixao

:42:29.:43:07.

que me devora o coracao Time for the national and of Brazil,

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which will be sung by children, representing the country's 27 states

:43:43.:43:48.

but the -- 26 states, plus the Federal district.

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# Ouviram do Ipiranga as margens placidas

:43:55.:43:56.

# De um povo heroico o brado retumbante

:43:57.:43:58.

# E o sol da Liberdade, em raios fulgidos

:43:59.:44:02.

# Brilhou no ceu da Patria nesse instante

:44:03.:44:05.

# Se o penhor dessa igualdade Conseguimos conquistar com braco

:44:06.:44:12.

# Desafia o nosso peito a propria morte

:44:13.:44:21.

# O Patria amada Idolatrada

:44:22.:44:24.

# Salve Salve Brasil, um sonho intenso,

:44:25.:44:27.

# Um raio vivido, De amor e de esperanca a terra

:44:28.:44:31.

# Se em teu formoso ceu, risonho e limpido,

:44:32.:44:36.

# A imagem do Cruzeiro resplandece Gigante pela propria natureza

:44:37.:44:44.

# Es belo, es forte, impavido colosso,

:44:45.:44:49.

# E o teu futuro espelha essa grandeza

:44:50.:44:53.

# Terra adorada Entre outras mil

:44:54.:44:57.

# Es tu, Brasil, O Patria amada

:44:58.:44:59.

# Dos filhos deste solo Es mae gentil

:45:00.:45:02.

# Deitado eternamente em berco esplendido

:45:03.:45:11.

# Ao som do mar e a luz do ceu profundo

:45:12.:45:15.

# Fulguras, o Brasil florao da America

:45:16.:45:19.

# Iluminado ao sol do Novo Mundo Do que a terra mais garrida

:45:20.:45:27.

# Teus risonhos, lindos campos tem mais flores

:45:28.:45:31.

# "Nossos bosques tem mais vida" "Nossa vida" no teu seio

:45:32.:45:37.

# "Mais amores" O Patria amada

:45:38.:45:41.

# Idolatrada, Salve Salve

:45:42.:45:43.

# Brasil, de amor eterno seja simbolo O labaro que ostentas

:45:44.:45:48.

# E diga o verde-louro dessa flamula

:45:49.:45:52.

# Paz no futuro e gloria no passado

:45:53.:45:59.

# Mas se ergues da justica a clava forte

:46:00.:46:03.

# Veras que um filho teu nao foge a luta

:46:04.:46:07.

# Nem teme, quem te adora, a propria morte

:46:08.:46:11.

# Terra adorada Entre outras mil

:46:12.:46:15.

# Es tu, Brasil, O Patria amada

:46:16.:46:18.

# Dos filhos deste solo Es mae gentil

:46:19.:46:21.

The children, the flag brought in by a famous figure. Tennis legend Maria

:46:22.:46:41.

Bueno, a former world number one, renowned for her graceful style of

:46:42.:46:45.

play as her winning record, Maria Bueno. Is just about time to meet

:46:46.:46:51.

the heroes of the Games. But our famous figure of Brazilian

:46:52.:46:54.

entertainment being portrayed, Carmen Miranda. If you got have no

:46:55.:47:04.

idea who she was, ask your grand, or look her up on YouTube. -- ask your

:47:05.:47:12.

grandmother. The Brazilian Bombshell, that title followed her.

:47:13.:47:19.

She went on to achieve worldwide fame, star of Hollywood films in the

:47:20.:47:25.

1940s. She was seldom seen without a vibrant fruit adorned headgear. I

:47:26.:47:32.

notice there is an extra guava in your hat, very fetching. There are

:47:33.:47:38.

indeed. There they Carmen Miranda museum here in Rio, where you can

:47:39.:47:43.

study her life and her headgear. For the athletes coming in, a great

:47:44.:47:47.

number have gone home after competing in their event. They don't

:47:48.:47:52.

come in as their teams here, they just coming together. It's a

:47:53.:47:57.

celebration of togetherness. 207 teams and delegations, or 205

:47:58.:48:02.

countries and two special teams, and they all come in together under

:48:03.:48:08.

their flags. They sure do, one giant joyous unruly and rather giddy

:48:09.:48:12.

gathering of the greatest athletes and their homes on the planets,

:48:13.:48:16.

mixing together and sending selfies to every corner of the world. The

:48:17.:48:22.

flag their first of all, the Union Flag tonight is being carried by

:48:23.:48:27.

Kate Richardson-Walsh, the wonderful captain of the women's hockey team.

:48:28.:48:31.

Is interesting flag-bearers to look out for, the Greek, the first in

:48:32.:48:36.

there, Caster Semenya is carrying the flag for South Africa. The

:48:37.:48:46.

heptathlon champion is carrying the Belgian flag. The Simone Biles, the

:48:47.:48:51.

four times gold-medallist of the United States, a diminutive figure,

:48:52.:48:57.

but a giant of these Games. Almaz Ayana of Ethiopian, who smashed the

:48:58.:49:01.

record in the 10,000 metres, an astonishing run. The French judoka,

:49:02.:49:06.

the giant man who has defended his title in the 100 kilograms plus

:49:07.:49:12.

category. For Hungary, a swimmer, three golds and a silver. Lisa

:49:13.:49:17.

Carrington for New Zealand. The most medals they have ever won in a

:49:18.:49:27.

single games is 18. And for Brazil, one kidney, they call him. He says

:49:28.:49:31.

he has the lungs of three men and he's the first Brazilian ever to win

:49:32.:49:36.

three medals in a single Games. They adore this man. What a performance

:49:37.:49:41.

that has been by Brazil. We talked of the Opening Ceremony, we wondered

:49:42.:49:45.

our Brazil going to get that little kick, that list that home nations

:49:46.:49:49.

get, and that they have won seven golds among their medals. Beach

:49:50.:49:57.

Volleyball Arena for the men, men's volleyball, the silver in the great

:49:58.:49:59.

pole vault, a wonderful achievement, that battle. And in the lightweight

:50:00.:50:06.

boxing, the man from the streets of El Salvador. Rafael Silva, the woman

:50:07.:50:14.

from the City of God here in Rio, winning judo gold. That was the

:50:15.:50:18.

first gold, on day three. And here they come.

:50:19.:50:26.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE A trickle at the moment, but there

:50:27.:50:30.

will be more, I promise you. It's not just this lot that have stayed

:50:31.:50:34.

around. We said again some of the athletes do move on very quickly to

:50:35.:50:38.

the next event. Andy Murray is in Cincinnati, going very well, into

:50:39.:50:41.

the final. The athletes that have stayed, a lot of those who were

:50:42.:50:46.

competing later but some completed earlier in the Games and decided to

:50:47.:50:49.

stay out here for the full two or three weeks. In they come and we

:50:50.:50:55.

really thought that it probably couldn't get any better than London

:50:56.:51:00.

for Great Britain's athletes, but it just has. Great Britain and Northern

:51:01.:51:03.

Ireland have broken new ground. Since the modern Games began in

:51:04.:51:07.

1896, the first time that any country has increased its medal

:51:08.:51:10.

tally at the summer Games immediately following the wallet

:51:11.:51:16.

hosted. So they leave Rio with 67 medals, two more than the 65 of

:51:17.:51:22.

those heavy gauge in London and you have to pinch yourself. Is anybody

:51:23.:51:30.

filming this? I can tell you the phones, I think it's important point

:51:31.:51:36.

out that London and Rio are not glorious anomalies. They are

:51:37.:51:38.

extraordinary for Great Britain but they represent the evidence surely

:51:39.:51:43.

that in UK Sport and the BOM the constituents and contributing bodies

:51:44.:51:46.

and institutes of sports throughout the entire United Kingdom, we do now

:51:47.:51:50.

have a world-class system of talent identification and coaching and

:51:51.:51:54.

athlete support, and it seems amazing to think back just 20 years

:51:55.:51:58.

that the British team returned home from Atlanta with just one goal.

:51:59.:52:03.

Yes, Redgrave and Pinsent it was, incidentally if you are wondering,

:52:04.:52:10.

this is DJ -- DJ Dolores and Orchestra Santa Massa.

:52:11.:52:17.

It's not quite going to be the same length of time as it took for the

:52:18.:52:23.

parade of nations in the Opening Ceremony. They will be ushered in

:52:24.:52:26.

fairly quickly. Not the full noble of over 11,000 athletes who competed

:52:27.:52:32.

here in Rio -- the full number. Everyone seems fairly happy. If you

:52:33.:52:36.

carry a medal around your neck it gives you particular currency. You

:52:37.:52:40.

are special. You get a special seat. I'm very glad the rain has stopped

:52:41.:52:44.

because the seats the athletes will sit on are just around the field of

:52:45.:52:50.

play in the Maracana, much drier than they were half an hour ago.

:52:51.:52:53.

They are showing off the hardware out there. When you think back over

:52:54.:52:59.

the last two weeks, we said farewell, really, to Olympic

:53:00.:53:03.

legends, Phelps and Bolt, Michael Phelps with his 23 golds. It's the

:53:04.:53:09.

fourth consecutive Games he has won more medals than anybody else. He is

:53:10.:53:12.

a one-man team, this phenomenal swimmer. And Usain Bolt, it's his

:53:13.:53:20.

30th birthday today. Happy birthday, Usain Bolt World War III. -- Usain.

:53:21.:53:31.

I know he has given us such entertainment, he will be at the

:53:32.:53:35.

World Championships next year, but his last Olympic Games without

:53:36.:53:42.

doubt. A great way to go out. There have been so many successes and so

:53:43.:53:46.

many significant moments of these Games. We can look back on, not just

:53:47.:53:50.

for Great Britain, but for Allyson Felix of the United States, her

:53:51.:53:56.

sixthth gold medal and be Americans, their most successful away Games,

:53:57.:54:00.

they have topped the medal table by a long way. But Great Britain, with

:54:01.:54:07.

27, an extraordinary performance to finish above China. They were first,

:54:08.:54:12.

Sophie Hitchon was excited about coming to the closing ceremony,

:54:13.:54:17.

bronze in the hammer, the first female medallist in that event. But

:54:18.:54:22.

there were so many for Great Britain's athletes. Medals in 19

:54:23.:54:26.

different sports out of the 28. That's two more than in London. And

:54:27.:54:31.

we were trying to keep tabs on all the returning champions from London

:54:32.:54:35.

and I began to lose count. I think it's about 16 of the 21 returning

:54:36.:54:40.

gold-medallists from London either retained their title or won gold in

:54:41.:54:45.

something else. Nick Skelton, for example. China, third place there,

:54:46.:54:50.

well done to them. Look at some of the British firsts in Rio, we talked

:54:51.:54:56.

about Sophie Hitchon in the hammer, but Bryony Page won first trampoline

:54:57.:54:59.

medal and there was the first success in gymnastics as well, or

:55:00.:55:06.

except for Beth Tweddle, but in certain disciplines to have that

:55:07.:55:09.

success in that sport, which was never considered in the past as

:55:10.:55:14.

being a possible sort of medals. 2008 was the first medal 4/80 years

:55:15.:55:20.

in gymnastics and Max Whitlock got two in one evening, plus the bronze

:55:21.:55:24.

in the individual all-around. And there was Nile Wilson and Amy

:55:25.:55:28.

Tinkler as well, and those repeating and doing great things, Charlotte

:55:29.:55:31.

Dujardin, Laura Trott, the first women to retain an individual

:55:32.:55:36.

Olympic title. Mo Farah's long-distance double, he did it, it

:55:37.:55:42.

all started in the pool come with Adam Peaty in that sensational style

:55:43.:55:47.

with that emphatic 100 metres breaststroke in a world-record time,

:55:48.:55:51.

the second time he smashed it. His own world record. The British

:55:52.:55:55.

swimmers, a wonderful hall from them, they have smashed their own

:55:56.:56:00.

medal target. One of the more serious aspects, we talk about

:56:01.:56:03.

athletes going back to compete in events elsewhere, we talk about Andy

:56:04.:56:06.

Murray playing in Cincinnati, but some of the athletes who compete in

:56:07.:56:10.

Olympic Games are incredibly highly paid and successful athletes, but a

:56:11.:56:14.

lot of these athletes will go back to doing jobs, to doing work. Some

:56:15.:56:19.

of them might rid -- retire. This might be the end of a lifetime dream

:56:20.:56:23.

to compete in the Olympics and they have to look forward to what to do,

:56:24.:56:27.

it's down notes but it's interesting that for a lot of these athletes it

:56:28.:56:31.

will be back to doing something very different. And for some of them it

:56:32.:56:36.

will be business as usual. I mean, Justin Rose, the history man for

:56:37.:56:41.

golf, and what a fantastic supporter and enthusiast of this entire golf

:56:42.:56:46.

resurgence within the Olympic movement. With golf in particular,

:56:47.:56:52.

with the women's event and Shang Chunsong winning and it's a huge

:56:53.:56:56.

audience in China, a lot of people were talking about it being a rather

:56:57.:57:00.

rocky position, would it be their reason in Tokyo going forward but

:57:01.:57:04.

I'm pretty sure it has cemented the place now. You mentioned Shang

:57:05.:57:10.

Chunsong of China, Inbee Park taking the gold and completing a golden

:57:11.:57:15.

slamming gold. Lydia Ko was involved, a New Zealander and China,

:57:16.:57:21.

South Korea, these are the markets golf is trying to get into. I think

:57:22.:57:25.

golf is in pretty good shape going forward in terms of the Olympics.

:57:26.:57:34.

What we are also looking forward to tonight, coming slightly later in

:57:35.:57:40.

the ceremony, is the handover, the section where Tokyo presents a bit

:57:41.:57:43.

of a ceremony of their own. They have a section of the evening. I

:57:44.:57:47.

promise you that will be interesting. They have had a good

:57:48.:57:55.

Games, Japan, 12 golds, they had targeted 14. But significantly about

:57:56.:57:59.

20 bronze medals for Japan, which really does say these guys are going

:58:00.:58:04.

to be coming for their home Games. It points to real potential for the

:58:05.:58:08.

next four years and how exciting to think that is where Great Britain

:58:09.:58:12.

was in 2008 in Beijing, seeing that whole process start for them now. A

:58:13.:58:16.

little bit of rain coming down inside the Maracana again but nobody

:58:17.:58:18.

seems to concerned at the moment. We've had a record ten nations

:58:19.:58:37.

winning their first ever Olympic gold medals here. As the French come

:58:38.:58:50.

in. We've had Ivory Coast, Cisse nicking that taekwondo gold from

:58:51.:58:53.

Lutalo Muhammad in the final session, the final second of that

:58:54.:58:56.

bout. It was an extraordinary victory and dancing in the streets

:58:57.:59:04.

I'm sure. This is like the awkward moment at the start of a school

:59:05.:59:08.

dance where nobody's mingling properly yet, but give it time. A

:59:09.:59:12.

little nudge from the PE teacher and they'll all be across dancing with

:59:13.:59:15.

each other. There's a lot of seats to be filled up here. That's for

:59:16.:59:18.

sure. Nobody seems to be taking them yet. Nvment -- yet.

:59:19.:59:25.

One of the favourite moments of the Games in the Pacific's eyes was the

:59:26.:59:36.

men's Rugby 7's gold for Fiji. They came straight in and took that gold

:59:37.:59:39.

in the men's competition, what a win. I saw footage of their home

:59:40.:59:44.

coming. It was extraordinary. The Rugby 7's team not here for Fiji.

:59:45.:59:50.

The javelin thrower carrying their flag in. It was, I would say

:59:51.:59:54.

expected, because lots of things could happen, but they were the

:59:55.:59:58.

favourites. For them to get that medal, even if it was against Great

:59:59.:00:01.

Britain in the final, I think a lot of people were still cheering for

:00:02.:00:04.

Fiji, because it meant so much to them.

:00:05.:00:12.

Another nation that a Gold Medal has meant so much to is Kosovo. This was

:00:13.:00:17.

the first time they have ever taken part as an independent nation in the

:00:18.:00:23.

Olympics. In judo they won the gold. The prime minister back home

:00:24.:00:28.

immediately, indeed all their athletes here, what a fantastic

:00:29.:00:38.

Games for that nation. And Jordan, Bahrain, Vietnam, Singapore,

:00:39.:00:41.

Tajikhistan, Ivory Coast, all of them celebrating. One thing the

:00:42.:00:50.

weather has done tonight is ensure that we won't, sadly, have the

:00:51.:00:55.

overhead shots of the Maracana, which are so spectacular because

:00:56.:00:59.

helicopters are grounded. We're getting plenty of footage down

:01:00.:01:03.

inside the mar canament he looked like he could just reach up and film

:01:04.:01:07.

from above. Great Britain and Northern Ireland coming in in their

:01:08.:01:08.

numbers. We'll see if we can spot some of

:01:09.:01:24.

these medallists as they come in for Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

:01:25.:01:26.

There's plenty of them, that's for sure. Nice moves!

:01:27.:01:47.

They have the flashing shoes. Check these out. These were team kit

:01:48.:01:53.

issue. They flash red, white and blue. You won't miss them.

:01:54.:02:06.

I think France are holding everyone up here.

:02:07.:02:24.

It's not just about winning medals here. There have been some amazing

:02:25.:02:34.

stories throughout the Games. The selfie of unity between north and

:02:35.:02:40.

South Korea, two of their gymnasts taking a selfie and creating an

:02:41.:02:48.

iconic moment of unity. Spotted chatting away and laughing during

:02:49.:02:51.

qualification rounds and taking pictures of each other. That went

:02:52.:02:56.

viral as a symbol of peace around the world.

:02:57.:03:05.

Just looking down to see how involved the athletes from Great

:03:06.:03:11.

Britain and Northern Ireland are getting in the dancing. It's fairly

:03:12.:03:12.

restrained at the moment. Glimpse of a couple of the hockey

:03:13.:03:30.

team there. What an achievement by the British women's hockey team. In

:03:31.:03:34.

that penalty shootout against the Dutch as well, it was very, very

:03:35.:03:43.

tense. The Cox in the rogue being hoisted aloft there. That will be

:03:44.:03:47.

one of my abiding memories of the Games, all 26 of the medallists in

:03:48.:03:53.

rogue coming in -- rowing, coming in for a chat within about 20 minutes

:03:54.:03:57.

of each other. They've had a very good night. Nile Wilson, made

:03:58.:04:02.

history, not only the first British man to get into a high bar final,

:04:03.:04:05.

but he took a medal as well. Congratulations.

:04:06.:04:21.

Emily Diamond going past. Dani Buchard, a great run behind Mo

:04:22.:04:24.

Farah, doing the double double. Like an enormous dental

:04:25.:04:47.

advertisement. One of the other moments of the Games was in the

:04:48.:04:55.

women's 5000m you probably remember this, Hamblin of New Zealand and

:04:56.:05:00.

Dagoustino, they clipped heels and went tumbling to the ground. Hamblin

:05:01.:05:08.

stopped and helped her up. They had to finish it. Yeah, with a torn ACL.

:05:09.:05:15.

The spirit of the Games. You go back to Barcelona and Derek Redmond going

:05:16.:05:20.

round with his father for the last 100. Hambn said afterwards, you can

:05:21.:05:25.

make friends in the moments that really should break your heart.

:05:26.:05:34.

I have to say, this is reasonably orderly so far. It gets a bit out of

:05:35.:05:40.

hand sometimes at a Closing Ceremony. Just heading to the punch

:05:41.:05:46.

at the other end. So it will all get a little more chaotic.

:05:47.:06:35.

The whole picture being framed by that magnificent sculpture, around

:06:36.:06:42.

the Olympic flame. That's been one of the stars of the show, I think.

:06:43.:06:50.

We're getting a good look at the footwear now. That's certainly a

:06:51.:06:52.

statement. Just general milling around at the

:06:53.:07:32.

moment as DJ Dolores and orchestra Santa Massa do their stuff, the slow

:07:33.:07:42.

filling of the Maracana. Ukraine's athletes coming in. Top woman of the

:07:43.:07:54.

Games, Katie Ledecki, four gold, one silver, queen of the Games for the

:07:55.:07:59.

United States and officely, Michael Phelps, five gold and one silver for

:08:00.:08:02.

him. What's your high point of the Games, if you had to pick one

:08:03.:08:06.

moment. I'll let you have three moments... Thanks, very generous of

:08:07.:08:11.

you. I think whilst I've cheered every single one of Great Britain

:08:12.:08:15.

and Northern Ireland's medals, I think last night, in the football

:08:16.:08:20.

final, here in the Maracana Stadium, it kind of topped everything. I've

:08:21.:08:25.

taken a huge interest in the fortunes of the host nations at the

:08:26.:08:29.

Games that I've been to, and when the men's football team topped the

:08:30.:08:33.

lot, five-time winners of the World Cup, never won the Olympic gold, the

:08:34.:08:38.

Maracana was built to host the World Cup finals in 1950. They lost in the

:08:39.:08:42.

final there to Uruguay. Of course, in their own World Cup two years ago

:08:43.:08:46.

they lost 7-1. To win against Germany in the Maracana was deeply

:08:47.:08:49.

and doubly meaningful to this nation. We quite often look at

:08:50.:08:55.

football and the Olympics as being, well, shouldn't be there or a less

:08:56.:09:00.

important thing, but here in Brazil, the football was about the most

:09:01.:09:03.

important thing. A lot of Olympic sports have been overlooked by a few

:09:04.:09:08.

Brazilian people. When the football final was happening last night,

:09:09.:09:10.

everybody was glued to the television. You've got to think, the

:09:11.:09:21.

penalty from Neymar secured their sixth Gold Medal. You had a heady

:09:22.:09:30.

cocktail of emotion and catharsis and joy. It was utterly glorious.

:09:31.:09:35.

The rain is getting a bit heavier here. The wind has picked up. Again,

:09:36.:09:39.

everyone is well protected and prepared. Van Neicker would be mine.

:09:40.:09:53.

We change the music here. We have frevo dancers. They carry umbrellas,

:09:54.:10:01.

so they're well prepared. Frefa grew out of the African-Brazilian martial

:10:02.:10:08.

art dancing. Fights used to break out at carnival. They used to fight

:10:09.:10:13.

with knives. The police cracked down so they started carrying umbrellas

:10:14.:10:17.

instead and disguising the dance moves and that became the frevo

:10:18.:10:18.

dance. I think we're moving on to DJ Mika

:10:19.:12:32.

Mutti. I could be wrong. Tell me more about DJ Mika Mutti. Ah... He's

:12:33.:12:50.

a DJ. He has an aliterativ name. In terms of the assessment of these

:12:51.:12:55.

Games for Brazil, we talked about the breath taking and beautiful back

:12:56.:13:00.

drop, from the wildness of that road race, cycle circuit to the triage

:13:01.:13:07.

lab at Copacabana and the shots framing Christ The Redeemer at

:13:08.:13:11.

Lagoa. I don't think I've seen a more magnificent setting for a

:13:12.:13:15.

Games. This was a country in which people were dubious about the wisdom

:13:16.:13:19.

of holding the Games at such a time, in terms of the economic and

:13:20.:13:22.

political back drop and the health crisis. I think from press and

:13:23.:13:27.

television coverage each day, you could really sense the country

:13:28.:13:30.

gradually beginning to embrace events here in Rio. With each

:13:31.:13:35.

passing medal, momentum and enthusiasm has begun to build

:13:36.:13:40.

culminating in the football gold last night and men's volleyball gold

:13:41.:13:44.

earlier today. Belarus getting into the spirit of

:13:45.:13:46.

things. There was a lot of negativity, as

:13:47.:13:56.

there is before any Olympic Games, this is going to go wrong,

:13:57.:14:01.

everything is up in the air, but in the end, Brazil has delivered. Rio

:14:02.:14:06.

de Janeiro has delivered. As -- against the backdrop of huge

:14:07.:14:10.

financial and economic problems in the background, it was never going

:14:11.:14:13.

to be perfect. No Olympic Games really can be perfect. But I think

:14:14.:14:17.

Rio de Janeiro can be very proud of what it has delivered. Of course the

:14:18.:14:21.

Olympic Games will move on, the circus leaves town and there will be

:14:22.:14:25.

plenty of problems for the city and the country to deal with. We can't

:14:26.:14:34.

pretend everything is suddenly OK because the Olympics has been a

:14:35.:14:36.

success, but they have had moments to celebrate here and when a circus

:14:37.:14:39.

comes to town it is entertaining for a while. It's certainly cost this

:14:40.:14:43.

nation a lot and at a time when they could arguably least afford it. It

:14:44.:14:47.

was announced the retirement age for women in this country is set to

:14:48.:14:51.

rise, everybody is going to be paying for it for awhile, but you

:14:52.:14:54.

hope it has earned Brazil a huge amount as well. A survey says about

:14:55.:15:02.

95% of -- people who come to Brazil in this fortnight would hurry back

:15:03.:15:06.

in a heartbeat in the future and many millions will have watched

:15:07.:15:09.

these pictures and vowed one day they will come to this incredibly

:15:10.:15:15.

vibrant country as well. Is an argument that perhaps in Olympic

:15:16.:15:18.

Games should be permanently in Greece, with permanent

:15:19.:15:22.

infrastructure there, that everybody contributes to financially so there

:15:23.:15:26.

isn't the huge outlay that any city or country has to deal with. Tokyo

:15:27.:15:30.

and Japan will be able to cope with it. After that, in 2024, you are

:15:31.:15:35.

looking at either Los Angeles, Budapest, Rome or Paris, but it's a

:15:36.:15:39.

huge outlay for any city to try to handle. It is, but at the same time

:15:40.:15:45.

when you think back on the humble and warm and proud and genuine

:15:46.:15:49.

welcome we've been given from that cool and elegant and simply

:15:50.:15:54.

sophistication of their Olympic Opening Ceremony to celebration

:15:55.:15:59.

tonight of being amazingly diverse culture within Brazil, I think we

:16:00.:16:02.

have learned so much about this fantastic part of the world and

:16:03.:16:05.

that's always part of the experience of the Olympic Games.

:16:06.:16:12.

The multicoloured Maracana, as the athletes continue to come in.

:16:13.:16:31.

The man with the instrument on his chest continues to entertainers, as

:16:32.:16:41.

the Netherlands violin. The Dutch have been going for three golds in

:16:42.:16:46.

the row in the women's hockey, until that penalty shoot out against Kate

:16:47.:16:50.

Richardson-Walsh and her team-mates. But they've done so well in the

:16:51.:16:54.

cycling events, particularly on the road. I know they had great hopes in

:16:55.:17:01.

the Olympic Stadium, oh, that scared me for a moment, they had great

:17:02.:17:06.

hopes for Dafne Schippers, in a 200 metres. The number of Dutch fans in

:17:07.:17:10.

the Olympic Stadium was enormous. She couldn't quite do it as Elaine

:17:11.:17:14.

Thompson of Jamaica did the 100 and 200 metres double, but they always

:17:15.:17:19.

bring great colour and noise, the Dutch fans, when they arrive. I

:17:20.:17:26.

think everybody is agreed they have staged a very spectacular Games,

:17:27.:17:30.

Rio. Yes, there have been a fair number of mad paddling ventures

:17:31.:17:35.

beneath the surface, there have been transport issues, there have been

:17:36.:17:39.

very, very bright shoes! There have been unsold seats, long queues to

:17:40.:17:43.

get into the venues, but everybody has agreed the venues have been

:17:44.:17:47.

superb, and they've allowed the athletes to produce the performances

:17:48.:17:52.

we will remember from these Games. I'm left wondering what the battery

:17:53.:17:57.

life is in those shoes! Do they bring charges with them? They might

:17:58.:18:03.

cause a few problems at security tomorrow at the airport!

:18:04.:18:10.

I wonder if it's still the same that a gold medal usually gets an upgrade

:18:11.:18:17.

on the flight home, because with the number this time it's going to be

:18:18.:18:21.

very, very difficult. They're going to need a bigger plane, Andrew.

:18:22.:18:33.

It's winter in Rio de Janeiro, we've been fortunate with the weather.

:18:34.:18:37.

It's pretty good in winter anyway, is usually drier and cooler, but

:18:38.:18:44.

it's been warm and sunny, saving the rainfall of final day, for the

:18:45.:18:49.

closing ceremony. Australians are coming in. They go home with eight

:18:50.:18:58.

gold medals. I don't think you heard, Andrew, the other day on the

:18:59.:19:03.

air I was reading out an editorial from the newspaper in Australia,

:19:04.:19:10.

remember the good old days when we had fun teasing them about how we

:19:11.:19:17.

beat the Brits? We had TVs and at least one of them is playing God

:19:18.:19:22.

Save The Queen at any one moment, it said. Yes, some soul searching for

:19:23.:19:32.

Australia. But delivering since 1929, delivered considerable success

:19:33.:19:40.

in the Olympics in all sports. It's a proud sporting nation and it does

:19:41.:19:45.

underline the lessons that have to be learned after hosting a Games. It

:19:46.:19:49.

is 16 years now since the Sydney Olympics. Remember when the Sydney

:19:50.:20:00.

Olympics and the president of the IOC called it the best Games ever,

:20:01.:20:03.

then London got a ringing endorsement as well from Jacques

:20:04.:20:06.

Rogge. I wonder what Thomas Bach will say about the Games of Brazil.

:20:07.:20:11.

Everyone waits to see what the statements are and what phrase he

:20:12.:20:14.

will come up with the sum up these Games.

:20:15.:20:47.

The United States entering the arena. I know there's only so much

:20:48.:20:53.

staring at smiling athletes you can take, but almost all the countries

:20:54.:21:02.

are with as now. -- with us now. They're in no hurry to take their

:21:03.:21:03.

seats. As you see all of these flags

:21:04.:21:24.

fluttering in the breeze here in the Maracana Stadium, it's worth

:21:25.:21:29.

remembering that 87 nations winning medals, new share became the 87th

:21:30.:21:36.

here in Rio, a new Games record -- Niger. Some entries have stolen the

:21:37.:21:42.

limelight in terms of numbers of medals. There's great happiness

:21:43.:21:46.

amongst the huge number and taking hardware home with them today.

:21:47.:22:03.

Here's the United States of America, taking 46 gold medals north of here.

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Yes, the US with 46 medals, 121 in total. Great Britain, 27 gold and

:23:15.:23:33.

67, as we've been saying. So United States still the power team of the

:23:34.:23:36.

Olympic movement. Well, there's always talk about

:23:37.:23:53.

whether America is top of the medal table and by which count. Is it

:23:54.:24:00.

total medals? Or is it golds # I'm sure in China they will present at

:24:01.:24:04.

the moment as total medals won because they did sneak it from Great

:24:05.:24:07.

Britain and Northern Ireland in total medals. Interesting the

:24:08.:24:14.

Russian Federation, 19 medals and 56 in total. That was with about two

:24:15.:24:19.

thirds of the team they were supposed to bring here.

:24:20.:24:30.

Of course other Paralympic Games there will be no Russian athletes.

:24:31.:24:40.

The leader of the Paralympic movement was strong and decisive in

:24:41.:24:43.

his condemnation, so this doping situation does rumble on where the

:24:44.:24:48.

Paralympics are concerned. The it's a celebration, people will be

:24:49.:24:52.

thinking about the Paralympic Games due to be a success, and so many

:24:53.:24:58.

problems they will face now with the shortfall in funding but still a

:24:59.:25:03.

very, very strong and well supported team from Great Britain and Northern

:25:04.:25:06.

Ireland coming out. A lot of people will be heading over, or getting

:25:07.:25:13.

here already to get ready for it. I'm sure they'll be given a very

:25:14.:25:15.

warm welcome. Maybe a rainy one! It is a tropical country but it does

:25:16.:25:27.

feel a little more autumnal in the last couple of days. We are moving

:25:28.:25:33.

into the depths of winter in this country. Still, we'd take it, we'd

:25:34.:25:46.

take! Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania pressing in there.

:25:47.:26:44.

We're getting glimpses of the Union Flag is coming in, with the team. I

:26:45.:26:52.

interviewed UK Sport Chief Executive Liz Nicholl you're the day and she

:26:53.:26:57.

said, we knew we had potentially 79 medal shots and our target was at

:26:58.:27:01.

least 40, the best way Games ever, but really we were aiming for the

:27:02.:27:05.

66, won more than London, and she said it shows the system is working

:27:06.:27:09.

at the UK. Yet those of us involved, there's a huge amount more that can

:27:10.:27:13.

be improved, more potential to come, so as we look ahead to Tokyo it's

:27:14.:27:18.

really exciting. It was something, Andrew, that Katherine Grainger Eid.

:27:19.:27:22.

She said whilst we should rejoice at this level of success, amazingly we

:27:23.:27:27.

should now start to expect it. Well, it's nice to see Japan and coming in

:27:28.:27:34.

wearing Japanese flags, Brazilian flags as well. Again, Japan will

:27:35.:27:37.

play a part in this closing ceremony. Yes, it's not just about

:27:38.:27:41.

success at the top level of in sport, it's about success at the top

:27:42.:27:47.

which inspires people, it inspires youngsters to try sports out, but if

:27:48.:27:50.

there aren't the facilities to try out those sports it's to no end, so

:27:51.:27:55.

the debate will go on. The funding, the cost per medal not per gold

:27:56.:28:01.

medal for Great Britain and Northern Ireland is considerable. The

:28:02.:28:03.

National lotteries giving funding out. -- the national lottery is

:28:04.:28:14.

giving funding out. How exciting for these athletes from Japan. The flag,

:28:15.:28:19.

the Olympic flag, is going to be handed over to their capital city,

:28:20.:28:22.

Tokyo, later this evening. The build-up will start for real for

:28:23.:28:24.

them. Belarus getting into the spirit of

:28:25.:28:32.

things. We're all waving at the camera, life

:28:33.:28:35.

is good. The Japanese had a fantastic evening

:28:36.:28:53.

in the wrestling arena. They had the equivalent of our super Saturday, in

:28:54.:28:57.

one evening three female wrestlers won gold in the same session. It was

:28:58.:29:01.

their most successful sport. Big team of Japan. They will be

:29:02.:29:09.

targeting the Games in Tokyo as athletes from a host country do

:29:10.:29:13.

building up to it, they know it's so special to have that success at

:29:14.:29:18.

home. I notice the men's four by 100 in athletics took the Silver Medal

:29:19.:29:21.

there. It was an incredible run. They are beginning to show strength

:29:22.:29:26.

in some events that they haven't historically shown great strength,

:29:27.:29:33.

improving their weaker sports. Ukraine's athletes all wrapped up.

:29:34.:29:40.

These athletes looking forward to their own Opening Ceremony, July 24,

:29:41.:29:46.

2020. Just about everybody is in now. This lot have done a sterling

:29:47.:29:51.

job. Japan's athletes coming in last.

:29:52.:30:11.

They're going to get used to that. Because that's the position they'll

:30:12.:30:18.

be in as the host nation in the Athletes'Parade in four years.

:30:19.:30:32.

The rain's been pouring down. It really doesn't seem to matter.

:30:33.:31:21.

There's a slightly chaotic scene, as they come in and find their seats.

:31:22.:31:45.

But it does make you think that, you know, once again, we've shared in

:31:46.:31:52.

the most incredible celebration - ah, Helen Glover congratulations.

:31:53.:31:56.

She got the gold rush started four years ago in London. She came back,

:31:57.:32:02.

did it again. That was in the women's pair. Heather Stanning, her

:32:03.:32:12.

partner on the water. The first women's crew to come back at the

:32:13.:32:14.

Olympics and retain a Gold Medal. I like the women trying to get them

:32:15.:32:51.

to sit down. When you see these faces, see the

:32:52.:32:55.

achievement, people from every single part of the world have come

:32:56.:32:59.

together in one place, at the one time, to be the very best they can

:33:00.:33:05.

possibly be. For the last two weeks, we've been hearing all of their

:33:06.:33:09.

stories and dedication and hard work and of passion and belief that

:33:10.:33:17.

drives them every day. Sports reminded us of how amazing we can

:33:18.:33:22.

be. It does allow us to share those rare moments that bring us all

:33:23.:33:26.

together, get us talk being to strangers and -- talking to

:33:27.:33:29.

strangers, crying with relief, empathy and joy for a change. This

:33:30.:33:33.

is a good effort by DJ Dolores and her gang. They've had to dig deep

:33:34.:33:38.

into the back catalogue to keep this going. I think this section of the

:33:39.:33:45.

parade was originally scheduled for about 20 minutes. It's taken them

:33:46.:33:53.

four years of effort to get here, I think we can spare them 20 minutes

:33:54.:33:59.

to come back in. Who would have thought thousands of D mob happy

:34:00.:34:03.

athletes would be so hard to control?

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A lot of medals on show tonight, as there should be. It's always

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important to remember that as the founder of the modern Olympic

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movement, Pierre de Coubertin said, the important thing in the Olympic

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Games is not to win, but to take part. The important thing in life is

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not triumph, but the struggle and the essential thing is not to have

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conquered but to have fought well. They've all done that.

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Even DJ Dolores is looking a little bit cross.

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Is Carmen Miranda still down there? She's quietly eating her fruit,

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she's so border. -- bored. There is plenty more to get through

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this evening. There has been a bit of a hold up in proceedings whilst

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we get the athletes in. Something's happening. Stand by your

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beds. That's the athletes in, in case you

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hadn't noticed. Ladies and gentleman, the athletes

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of the 31 st Olympiad. I couldn't agree more. Right now,

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the IOC is getting down with the kids.

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This is Kygo from Bergen, Norway. One of the biggest stars in the

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world and Julia Mikeles as well. Dygo is the fastest artist to reach

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one billion streams on Spotify. This song, Carry Me, will be followed by

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a launch of an Olympic Channel. If two weeks of your life given over to

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night and day watching of the Games isn't enough, you can deny yourself

:40:10.:40:15.

sleep all the time, with the free digital platform, 365 days a year,

:40:16.:40:18.

featuring Olympic sports and content. I think I'll get some sleep

:40:19.:40:26.

first. Kygo was the first electronic

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musician to perform at a Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which was very

:40:40.:40:40.

similar to this. There'll be more to the Olympic

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Channel than people dancing and looking happy. 365 days a year, all

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sorts of content on. There -- on there. Athletes have joined them on

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stage. You might recognise one of them, it's an interesting, eclectic

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mix. The 18-year-old swimmer from the refugee team is there. You have

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the 400 metre champion as well. And the tongian who is here essentially

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because he oiled himself up massively for the Opening Ceremony,

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carrying the flag for Tonga and went viral. Perhaps he'll go viral again.

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We've had the full noise from Brazilian musicians. Now we're going

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to celebrate their artists going way, way back to prehistoric times.

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We're celebrating the discovery and preservation of cave paintings of

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Serra da Capivara, a World Heritage Site in Brazil. They have finds

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dating back some 22,000 years, considered one of the most important

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ark logical sites in all of the Americas.

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The music provided by a choir of children from the indigenous

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peoples. It's one of the poorer states of

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Brazil, in the north-east, being represented.

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This section of the ceremony echoes a poignant pause for thought in

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London's Opening Ceremony in London, and Rio asking is here and

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everywhere around the world to remember loved ones who have touched

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our lives. Missing, and particularly poignant after the red full traffic

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accident in Rio which claimed the life of a German Canoe Slalom World

:47:19.:47:25.

Cup coach, a silver-medallist in 2004 he has in turn saved the lives

:47:26.:47:30.

of four people by organ donation transplants after his untimely

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death. And now we paid tribute, as we did

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in the Opening Ceremony, to the contribution of black culture to the

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formation of Brazil. They are making lace. This tradition of lacemaking

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passed down through Portuguese culture and celebrated in the song,

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Lace-Making Woman. It serves to remind as a gain of Brazil's

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colonial period, when slave women were allowed to sell lace on street

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stalls. Slavery abolished in the 1880s here.

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MUSIC: Mulher Rendeira "Lace-Making Woman" by Lampiao

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CHEERING Beautiful visuals again.

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And from lace, we move on to play. I know what you're thinking, we have

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stayed up until 115 in the morning for Brazilian handicrafts but this

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is quite beautiful. They will perform one of their shows.

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CHEERING It's an abbreviation which means

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shindig, which I do understand. So the clay figurines come to life.

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This sick -- this section is inspired by an artist. It's like the

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August edition of Handicraft Monthly, this, but in a very

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beautiful way. The artist's work, a ceramic artist, who remains largely

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unknown to the public, then his work was exhibited in Rio, and thereafter

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his works became known nationwide and he is well loved.

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# Eu te asseguro nao chore nao, viu

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That's got the biggest cheer of the night so far. To the best moments of

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the 2016 Olympic Games. Huge cheer for Silva for judo from

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Brazil. Almost as big a cheer for Usain Bolt

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as for the Brazilian athletes succeeding there. During the first

:00:58.:01:01.

edition of the games in 1896 all the medals were handed out on the last

:01:02.:01:07.

day. So, at this moment of the Closing Ceremony, the last medal for

:01:08.:01:15.

the men's marathon is going to be held. Held in driving rain today. It

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was during your afternoon. Won in historic style by Kenya. In fact,

:01:25.:01:28.

the first time that Kenyan athletes have won both the men's and women's

:01:29.:01:34.

marathons in the same Games. There were three British athletes running

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in the men's marathon this morning. Great run by Callum Hawkins

:01:41.:01:43.

finishing nine. His brother Derek also running. Eliud Kipchoge taking

:01:44.:01:53.

it in the end for Kenya. Galen Rupp, interesting running in the 10,000,

:01:54.:01:58.

fifth behind Mo Farah in that here. Doing a marathon double and a bronze

:01:59.:02:06.

medal for the American. And Ethiopia taking the silver. Kipchoge won in

:02:07.:02:11.

London this year. In fact an amazing record in marathon running. He's won

:02:12.:02:15.

seven of his eight marathons that ease ever run. -- he's ever run.

:02:16.:02:29.

How special to receive it at a Closing Ceremony, in front of the

:02:30.:02:34.

whole watching world. Interesting, Mo Farah receiving his second, 5000m

:02:35.:02:39.

one and the stadium just about empty. A significant number of

:02:40.:02:44.

British fans there, but the stadium just about empty, because folks had

:02:45.:02:47.

gone home by that stage of the evening. Sebastian Coe there

:02:48.:02:51.

alongside Thomas Bach to do this one. The president of the IAAF now.

:02:52.:03:00.

And Galen Rupp will get the bronze medal, former training partner of Mo

:03:01.:03:07.

Farah. Finished five knowledge the 10,000m, Silver Medallist behind Mo

:03:08.:03:09.

in London. Stepping up here to try the marathon as well as the 10,000.

:03:10.:03:37.

Hugely admire what David Rodisha did in defending his 800m title.

:03:38.:04:00.

Galen Rupp the first man from America to have won medals in the

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men's 10,000m and men's marathon. He took the silver in the 10 k in 2012

:04:06.:04:13.

behind Mo. Astonishing for these athletes to be receiving their

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medals in front of what would be the biggest medal ceremony crowd of the

:04:18.:04:19.

Olympic Games. CHEERING This is the eighth medal

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for Ethiopia in the men's marathon. It's their first silver. They've won

:04:54.:04:58.

gold four times in the past in this event. This man, one of the ten

:04:59.:05:02.

fastest marathon runners of all time. He has run under 2. 05. The

:05:03.:05:19.

winning time was 2. 08. 44. Lilesa took bronze and now has an Olympic

:05:20.:05:21.

Silver Medal. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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Only Kenya's second Gold Medal in the men's marathon. They won in

:05:57.:06:05.

Beijing in 2008. They took the women's marathon gold here too.

:06:06.:06:08.

Double celebration for Kenya. Kenyan men had a mixed time on the track.

:06:09.:06:12.

It was called a national shame that no Kenyan man made the final of the

:06:13.:06:21.

5000m. Eliud Kipchoge came into the marathon as the favourite. He was

:06:22.:06:26.

silver in Beijing. He left the track behind to go to the road and now the

:06:27.:06:29.

Olympic men's marathon champion. His moment and Kenya's anthem inside

:06:30.:06:37.

the Maracana. What a moment for Eliud Kipchoge of

:06:38.:08:00.

Kenya. So too for Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia and the United States'

:08:01.:08:05.

Galen Rupp, to have their medal ceremony for the men's marathon

:08:06.:08:06.

inside the Maracana tonight. Ladies and gentleman, the Olympic

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medallists. Now they can join the party with the

:08:16.:08:27.

rest. Now time to observe some formalities

:08:28.:10:05.

here. Ladies and gentleman, please welcome

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the newly elected members of the International Olympic Committee and

:10:29.:10:33.

its athletes commission. Yes, four athletes have been elected to the

:10:34.:10:38.

IOC's athletes commission, by their peers, here in Rio. For a term of

:10:39.:10:45.

eight years. 11,245 athletes were elible to vote. They had 23

:10:46.:10:47.

candidates to choose from. They've chosen Brigita Heideman. She

:10:48.:11:09.

won gold in Beijing. Table tennis. Rue of Korea -- Seug-min Ryu. Yelena

:11:10.:11:26.

Isinbayeva also voted on. The woman who set a staggering 28 world pole

:11:27.:11:36.

vault records in her career. Here is Seug-min Ryu, the table tennis

:11:37.:11:47.

champion from Athens. Swimmer, gold in the 200m breaststroke in 2012 in

:11:48.:11:50.

London and silver in 2004 in Athens. Yelena said about the pole vault

:11:51.:12:05.

here, whoever wins will be second by default because she's not competing.

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She said that whoever wins, it won't be a proper go, it will have been

:12:09.:12:14.

done without Isinbayeva, referring to herself in the third person

:12:15.:12:20.

there. It's now time to thank the volunteers.

:12:21.:12:28.

CHEERING Always a very popular moment and always very well

:12:29.:12:32.

deserved. Once again, they've been wonderfully warm and enthusiastic

:12:33.:12:37.

and full of good cheer. They've illustrated what they call around

:12:38.:12:45.

here Brazilianness, the capacity of Brazilian people to face adversity

:12:46.:12:48.

with good humour, warmth and with happiness.

:12:49.:12:53.

It's a lovely moment, flanked by the four new members of the IOC athlete

:12:54.:13:02.

commission. And shelfy time. -- selfie time. That was quick.

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This is by Lenine. Who was it who made the Games happen, what was it

:13:26.:13:30.

that gave the heart. These people. MUSIC: Bachianas Brasileiras No 5

:13:31.:13:40.

by Heitor Villa-Lobos CHEERING

:13:41.:15:38.

Lenine, and the volunteers who have made these Games possible. I've

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never seen so many colours, my eyes... So the Greek national and,

:15:43.:15:52.

as we prepare to lower the Olympic flag. And hoist flags as well.

:15:53.:16:19.

GREEK NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS

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The Greek flag is raised, and now to the sound of the Olympic Anthem, the

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Olympic flag will be lowered, after Thomas Bach is introduced, alongside

:17:00.:17:06.

the Mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes, and the governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike.

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Eduardo Paes, who received the flag from Boris Johnson in the 2012

:17:26.:17:34.

closing ceremony is getting at mixed reception, and Yuriko Koike, the

:17:35.:17:36.

first woman governor of the city of Tokyo.

:17:37.:17:55.

and -- the Olympic Anthem sung as it was at the Opening Ceremony, a

:17:56.:20:31.

project which supports underprivileged children in Rio de

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Janeiro. Ladies and gentlemen, the Olympic

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flag handover ceremony. A very elegant figure. And for Japan

:20:42.:21:31.

and the capital Tokyo, it's all very real indeed now, just as it was for

:21:32.:21:35.

us when Boris Johnson rather enthusiastically took possession of

:21:36.:21:36.

the Olympic flag in Beijing. Ladies and gentlemen, please... To

:21:37.:22:03.

Tokyo's start of the Opening Ceremony, the national and some of

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Japan. -- the closing ceremony. The national and of Japan. -- National

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anthem of Japan. # Kimigayo wa

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Chiyo ni yachiyo ni # Sazare-ishi no

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Iwao to narite Thank you, Rio, Tokyo saying thank

:22:30.:23:28.

you for the support that Japan received when the people around the

:23:29.:23:31.

world after the devastating earthquakes and tsunami five years

:23:32.:23:35.

ago, they are saying thank you for the chance to hold these Games in

:23:36.:23:40.

Tokyo for the second time, after 1964, and thank you to Rio, Brazil,

:23:41.:23:45.

for a wonderful Games here. We move onto sights we might expect in

:23:46.:23:50.

Tokyo, this is the Scramble Crossing, where thousands cross at

:23:51.:23:58.

every like change. -- light change. You might see also the Tokyo Tower,

:23:59.:24:04.

1000 feet tall, modelled on the Eiffel Tower. The Rainbow Bridge,

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the bullet train. MUSIC

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A celebration of Japanese cartoons and video games as well.

:24:26.:24:38.

Pac-Man, Hello Kitty, Captain Tsubasa.

:24:39.:24:53.

A legendary swimmer making an appearance. A middleweight boxing

:24:54.:25:01.

gold in London four years ago, and the Prime Minister appears. A relay,

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of a red ball. Hello, Super Mario, obviously will.

:25:12.:25:22.

Rio and Tokyo quite literally at the opposite end of the Earth. A link is

:25:23.:25:27.

being established between the two cities.

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Three, two, one. And here he is, Super Mario. The man portraying him

:25:44.:25:49.

as the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe! Well... In London, the

:25:50.:25:59.

Queen was thrown out of a helicopter, so here's the Prime

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Minister playing Super Mario. What a fabulous effort!

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MUSIC And now we're going to see the Tokyo

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2020 emblem, illustrated on the field, and surrounded by an

:26:29.:26:31.

animation representing the 33 sports that are planned for Tokyo, five new

:26:32.:26:37.

sports. Baseball and softball returning, there's karate,

:26:38.:26:40.

skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing for the first time.

:26:41.:26:56.

MUSIC This is all performed by gymnasts

:26:57.:27:15.

from Aomori University. And the use of augmented reality graphics, the

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motto of Tokyo's Games is discovered tomorrow. And we'll discover more at

:27:21.:27:27.

the Opening Ceremony, as I said, on the 24th of July in four years'

:27:28.:27:28.

time. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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. Tokyo's emblem in the Ichimatsu

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style, this appearing to reveal the skyline of Tokyo. We've left

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Sugarloaf Mountain, we swap it for Mount Fuji. The silhouettes of the

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Tokyo Tower, Rainbow Bridge and a model of the Skytree, it really is

:31:28.:31:35.

one of Tokyo's land marks, appears out of the height, following the

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Prime Minister. See you in Tokyo. That was one classy, confident taste

:31:40.:31:40.

of what's to come perhaps. All began with the Japanese Prime

:31:41.:31:53.

Minister appearing as Super Mario. I'm delightly disappointed it wasn't

:31:54.:31:57.

Kenneth Branagh but, the Prime Minister will do.

:31:58.:32:06.

We've had a vision of 2020. Now we're going to reflect on the last

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fortnight here in Rio. There's Thomas Bach and Carlos

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Arthur Nuzman is being introduced, gave a passionate speech at the

:32:38.:32:39.

Opening Ceremony. He was the proudest man alive at the Opening

:32:40.:32:43.

Ceremony, he said. I think he's fit to burst here tonight. President of

:32:44.:32:46.

the Rio 2016 organising committee. Hungarian athletes trying to get

:32:47.:33:27.

back to their seats in the background. But Carlos Arthur Nuzman

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to speak first. Good evening. HE SPEAKS PORTUGUESE

:33:29.:33:54.

The rain comes to celebrate the Games of the 31 st Olympiad. The

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president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach.

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CHEERING We already know this much, the best place in the world is here,

:34:20.:34:38.

he says. "I invite all of you to celebrate

:34:39.:34:59.

with us this evening, this triumph of sport and of youth." Let's

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celebrate together this victory of the sport, the Games of Rio. They

:35:06.:35:12.

will stay forever. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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We celebrate the Olympic flame together with all of you.

:35:36.:35:57.

Rio let history show its beautiful, but the competence to organise the

:35:58.:36:01.

most important event of the world. This is about the city and it's

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still a magic place. The Games in Rio was a great

:36:17.:36:58.

challenge, but a challenge with success.

:36:59.:37:11.

I will say it again, I'm proud of my city, I'm proud of City and my

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people. We are vibrant people. And the lovers... Hello?

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Yes, we're different from north to south, east to west and it's this

:37:37.:37:43.

diversity that makes us so unique, all Brazilians are Olympic heroes.

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We cheer together, we celebrate together.

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We'll win together, he says. All Brazilians are Olympic heroes.

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We're vibrant together and celebrate together. These Olympic Games prove

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that your sons, Brazil, do not flee from the battle.

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CHEERING You've been to Brazil in green and

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yellow and renewed the pride. ... In the yellow and red.

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Sport has graced Rio with moments we will never forget. And Brazilian

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fans have earned the Gold Medal. You are the Gold Medal of the people who

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come to see the Games in all the planet.

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I want to thank the support of everyone who has helped organise our

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Games. The three levels of government, the International

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Olympic Committee, the Brazilian confederations, Olympic sports

:39:43.:39:42.

officials. My special affection to our tireless

:39:43.:39:54.

volunteers. The volunteers of our country and of

:39:55.:40:09.

the world, we are proud of our volunteers. With a smile on their

:40:10.:40:12.

face, they have put these Games together.

:40:13.:40:33.

My special tribute to you, dear athletes, you are the stars of this

:40:34.:40:38.

great event. You inspire the youth in believing that a dream can come

:40:39.:40:40.

true. You wrote a new page in our Olympic

:40:41.:40:49.

history. You are the heroes. 27 world records and 91 Olympic

:40:50.:41:28.

records. We've organised our marvellous

:41:29.:41:40.

Olympics in the marvellous city. The Olympic world belongs to all of

:41:41.:42:04.

us, no frontiers, now open to new horizons, new regions of the planet.

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When we won the Games in Copenhagen, I said Rio are ready to make

:42:09.:42:11.

history. Rio has delivered history, from my

:42:12.:42:50.

heart. And good luck for Tokyo 2020. Thank you.

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Nice, soothing honey and lemon drink for Carlos Arthur Nuzman now. Sorry,

:43:00.:43:11.

with the emotion, to invite the international Olympic president, and

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Olympic champion, Thomas Bach, my great friend and friend of Brazil!

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CHEERING Obrigado, Cariocas. Congratulations,

:43:22.:43:37.

Brazil. Dear fellow Olympians. That the president, Carlos Nuzman,

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mine colleague and friend, distinguished Brazilian authorities,

:43:55.:44:00.

dear Olympic friends around the world. Brazil, we love you.

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CHEERING And they love that. Thank you for

:44:07.:44:22.

your warm hospitality. Over the last 16 days a united Brazil inspired the

:44:23.:44:29.

world. In difficult times for all of us, with its irresistible joy of

:44:30.:44:35.

life. You have many reasons to be proud. These Olympic Games

:44:36.:44:43.

demonstrated that diversity is an enrichment for everyone. These

:44:44.:44:49.

Olympic Games were a celebration of diversity. Our Olympic values

:44:50.:45:03.

created unity in this diversity. A big thank you goes to the organising

:45:04.:45:13.

committee of these Games and its president, Carlos Nuzman, our

:45:14.:45:15.

gratitude in particular to the international federations, the

:45:16.:45:21.

National Olympic committees, and the sponsors, for their invaluable

:45:22.:45:25.

contribution. To the success of these Games. Thank you to all the

:45:26.:45:31.

volunteers. CHEERING

:45:32.:45:40.

Your smiles have warned our hearts. Thank you to you, the Olympic

:45:41.:46:01.

athletes. You have amazed the world with your incredible performances.

:46:02.:46:09.

You have shown us all the power of sport to unite the world. By

:46:10.:46:15.

competing in friendship and respect, by living in harmony under one roof

:46:16.:46:23.

in one Olympic Village, you are sending a powerful message of peace

:46:24.:46:29.

to the whole world. Together we can go even further. Together we can

:46:30.:46:38.

even aim higher. United in our diversity, we are even stronger.

:46:39.:46:47.

Thank you, dear refugee athletes. CHEERING

:46:48.:47:00.

You have inspired as with your talent and human spirit. You are a

:47:01.:47:07.

symbol of hope for millions of refugees in the world. We will

:47:08.:47:14.

continue to be at your side after this Olympic Games. We arrived in

:47:15.:47:24.

Brazil as guests. Today, we depart as your friends.

:47:25.:47:34.

CHEERING You will have a place in our hearts

:47:35.:47:37.

forever. These were a marvellous Olympic

:47:38.:47:59.

Games the marvellous city. -- in the marvellous city. These were a

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marvellous Olympic Games in the marvellous city. These Olympic Games

:48:03.:48:10.

are leaving a unique legacy for generations to come. History will

:48:11.:48:18.

talk about the Rio de Janeiro before and a much better Rio de Janeiro

:48:19.:48:25.

after the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee

:48:26.:48:33.

would like to honour the people who made this miracle happen. 110 years

:48:34.:48:42.

ago the founder of the modern Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin,

:48:43.:48:50.

created a unique award, the Olympic Cup. Tonight this Olympic Cup goes

:48:51.:49:08.

to Cariocas. It goes to the people of Rio, the Cariocas. The IOC has

:49:09.:49:16.

invited six of you to accent this Cup here tonight -- accept this Cup.

:49:17.:49:42.

From the United Nations, Marcelo. From the transformer project,

:49:43.:49:53.

Nitoglia. -- Natalia. From the 2000

:49:54.:50:09.

volunteers, Michelle. From the construction team that helps

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transform the city, Francisco and Renato. He gets a big cheer, Renato,

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look out for him later. He may well feature, he's a special talent.

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CHEERING An award for the Cariocas, the

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people of Rio de Janeiro. After 16 glorious Olympic days I now

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have to perform my last official duty here in Rio de Janeiro. I

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declare the Games of the XXXI Olympiad closed. In accordance with

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tradition, I call upon the youth of the world to assemble four years

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from now in Tokyo, Japan. To celebrate with others the Games of

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the 32nd Olympiad. Bye-bye, Rio. CHEERING

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So the formalities are over. And some more performance art in the

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making, I fancy. Yes, this section pays tribute to

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the landscape designer Burle Marx, part of is ill's artistic Vanguard,

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a series of choreographed moves next to a multicoloured projection which

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allude to overhead views of the artist's designs and the song

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Warlord two of the designs will be very familiar to us now, -- warlord

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two. Avenida Atlantica, one of the views.

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and now we move on to the extinguishing of the flame.

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And it's the tropical rain that's been falling naturally tonight that

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slowly and gently will extinguish Rio's Olympic flame.

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This song speaks of the permanence of life. -- impermanence of life.

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Tempo Que Durar by Marisa Monte and Adriana Calcanhoto

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Olympic champion, Thomas Bach, my great friend and friend of Brazil!

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The flame which has burned throughout these Games, and a torch

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in a relay, many months before, goes out.

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The water that puts the fire out, also allows new life to grow.

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Another tree, the symbol of the Opening Ceremony, grows up from the

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stadium floor, reminding us once again of the tree after which this

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nation was born. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

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The flame may have gone, but we can still look forward to the colour of

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carnival and we end with the anthem of the city, Cidade Maravilhosa. As

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Thomas Bach said, a marvellous Olympics in THE marvellous city.

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This song is the official anthem of the city. It's a city of music. Its

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airport named after a composer, its anthem is this, a carnival march.

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These are the samba singers, who have mastered the practice of

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warming up the public. The samba school is not really schools,

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they're gathering of certain neighbourhoods who come together to

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outdo the others in carnival. Here he is, Renato Sorriso. He was

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filmed dantsing with his broom -- dancing with his broom and became an

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overnight sensation. These traditional street carnival

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songs, people in this city have learned as kids and passed on from

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generation to generation. I'm assured the woman with him is a

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famous model, Izabel Goulart. A lot of eyes on Renato Sorriso. He is

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hugely popular in Brazil. The whole floor of this Maracana

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Stadium is ablaze with colour now. The legendary Pele has just tweeted,

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"Brazil welcomed the world with open arms and showed our life in both

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work and play." The samba drome has hosted the

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archery, but this is what it was made for. One other thing that

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carnival is famous for are the giant floats of the procession. Here comes

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one now. Confetti tumbles down from the roof of the Maracana.

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CHEERING And exuberant celebration for this

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amazing part of the world. Rio has done Brazil and South America. Thank

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you, Brazil. Obrigado. That was the party that didn't want to end but it

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is over. Good night from others here in the noise and colour of the

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Maracana. Thank you for watching. We shall do it again in Tokyo in four

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years' time. Most of all thank you to Brazil, thank you to Rio de

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Janeiro. CLARE BALDING:

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Many thanks to Hazel Irvine and Andrew Cotter on the commentary on

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the closing ceremony. So it ends with street carnival, Samba, Street

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fireworks as the flame is extinguished, Rio rocking to the

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sights and sounds of sport, but the torch has been passed on to Tokyo

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and it will most certainly be different in four years' time. It

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may be better attended, it may be better organised, but Steve Cram

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Redgrave are here in the studio. How will you Rio? Can I use the firework

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analogy? If you have a box of fireworks its spectacular, there's

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been a lot of that, there's been a few duds and a few things that

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didn't thrill and I think I will be my abiding memory. No Games has to

:17:30.:17:34.

be perfect, apart from London, of course, and it's a spectacular

:17:35.:17:36.

place, and the people are wonderful, but there are a lot of things, maybe

:17:37.:17:40.

the organisation that was the problem. The sport was fabulous,

:17:41.:17:45.

memorable. What about you? Colour, we expected a loss of colour, we

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have seen a lot of colour in the closing ceremony. The passion, any

:17:50.:17:53.

time the Brazilian was competing, the raw, even if it was a half

:17:54.:18:00.

filled stadium was incredible, but it comes down to the performance and

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the performance of all the athletes from all the countries have been

:18:04.:18:05.

amazing, especially our own, they have really stood up to the mark

:18:06.:18:09.

where we were thinking this could not be as good as London,

:18:10.:18:12.

performance wise it's been absolutely fantastic. Me because of

:18:13.:18:16.

the time difference as well the chance for gymnastics and diving and

:18:17.:18:21.

hockey, cycling, look at Kate Richardson-Walsh, carrying the flag

:18:22.:18:23.

at the closing ceremony, for those sports to really get the chance of

:18:24.:18:29.

the athletes having a profile. It does come down to the performance,

:18:30.:18:32.

if you are doing the performance you will get the coverage as well. It's

:18:33.:18:37.

one of the problems in some ways. We've got so many talented athletes

:18:38.:18:43.

doing such good competition and getting the results, they are

:18:44.:18:46.

getting smaller and smaller chunks, because we don't have the time to

:18:47.:18:51.

get them seen. Some will be missing in Tokyo. We will see new stars

:18:52.:18:54.

there and a lot of younger athletes here making -- may be hungry, to see

:18:55.:19:03.

how they progress in four years' time. Lets not forget, Bolt had a

:19:04.:19:10.

rotten first Olympics, in 2004. Then Mo had a very disappointing first

:19:11.:19:14.

Olympics, so there are people who are here who have not been

:19:15.:19:17.

disappointing perhaps, but have done well, and will be better in Tokyo.

:19:18.:19:23.

Actually, what you were just saying thereabout other sports getting

:19:24.:19:27.

their day in the sun, Bolt casts a big shadow, a nice shadow over our

:19:28.:19:32.

sport, and it will allow the new shoots to come up, if you know what

:19:33.:19:39.

I mean. Like the athlete who broke Michael Johnson's record and has

:19:40.:19:43.

hardly been talked about. The sport has stars, it has stars in Britain

:19:44.:19:47.

and internationally, and in Tokyo we will see some of them have their

:19:48.:19:52.

chance now, now that Bolt moves on, and I look forward to that. The big

:19:53.:19:56.

concern now for Brazil is what happens with the Paralympics. It

:19:57.:20:00.

starts two weeks on Wednesday. Ticket sales they say are around

:20:01.:20:07.

13%. I mean, that is desperately worrying, isn't it? There has been

:20:08.:20:10.

all sorts of rumours in the last couple of days because of the ticket

:20:11.:20:13.

sales not being good. They were relying on that money. There has

:20:14.:20:18.

even been talk about cutting some of the events. How can you train for

:20:19.:20:23.

four years, some for longer, plan to be here, and even two weeks before

:20:24.:20:28.

not fully decide if they are going to have all the events. Hopefully

:20:29.:20:32.

they will. It may a plea of getting some money in from somewhere, but

:20:33.:20:37.

what can they do at this stage? Talking of money, the IOC still has

:20:38.:20:43.

an awful lot of money to spend and interesting choices to make us to

:20:44.:20:46.

where it might be able to support countries that need it and where to

:20:47.:20:50.

spend that money in places like drug testing. Well, actually that last

:20:51.:20:54.

bit I think is so important. Wada doesn't have enough money. UK

:20:55.:20:58.

anti-doping have had their funding cut in real terms. Yet everyone is

:20:59.:21:03.

animated about this. If we are so animated, and we should be, and the

:21:04.:21:06.

Russian issue obviously highlighted that around the world, and that will

:21:07.:21:13.

carry on. Our sport still has Russia suspended. The IOC, and I'm going to

:21:14.:21:19.

say this now, and its sponsors, and to be fair money that comes from

:21:20.:21:23.

television, the money the IOC gets from people wanting to be part of

:21:24.:21:27.

the Olympics also has to be used to ensure we trust it, that we trust

:21:28.:21:31.

what we are looking at, and that we can have some faith in what we're

:21:32.:21:35.

watching, and we can put pressure on the Russias of this world come into

:21:36.:21:41.

this arena in as fair a way that we can manage. It will never be

:21:42.:21:45.

perfect, it will never will be, there will always be people trying

:21:46.:21:50.

to cheat. But we have to invest more in that, particularly drug testing

:21:51.:21:53.

and particularly in Congress, we've talked about other countries not

:21:54.:21:55.

winning medals and we have to make sure they are mid-dash-macro they

:21:56.:21:59.

are winning medals in the right way. We're not saying they are not. It's

:22:00.:22:03.

difficult in third World countries, they don't have money, funding,

:22:04.:22:07.

lottery, so they have to get it perhaps from the IOC and I don't see

:22:08.:22:12.

any reason why the IOC is a fairly wealthy organisation and why they

:22:13.:22:15.

don't spend a bit more doing that. I agree with that totally, I would go

:22:16.:22:20.

one step further. The lead has to come from the IOC. They are the body

:22:21.:22:24.

that should be leading this. But the richest sporting nations should be

:22:25.:22:28.

asked to chip in to it as well. I'm sure that Great Britain would be

:22:29.:22:33.

part of that. We want to see clean sports. What clean sport is out

:22:34.:22:37.

there should be promoted. Let's try and get one step ahead than being

:22:38.:22:41.

one step behind all the time. I just love the fact that not only have we

:22:42.:22:47.

able to watch, enjoy sport and marvel at sporting achievement for

:22:48.:22:50.

16 days, we have been able to discuss it as well. You do it so

:22:51.:22:54.

well. Thank you to Steve Cram, Steve Redgrave, to everyone who has won

:22:55.:22:59.

medals and competed, to everyone who has watched, and who has worked on

:23:00.:23:03.

this BBC production because it takes a lot of people to pull all this

:23:04.:23:08.

together. Tonight, for the very last time from BBC sport here in Rio, we

:23:09.:23:11.

say thank you for watching, thank you for all your feedback, and

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goodbye. # Birds flying high

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# You know how I feel # Sun in the sky

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# You know how I feel # Breeze drifting on by

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# You know how I feel # It's a new dawn

:23:53.:23:58.

# It's a new day # It's a new life

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# For me. # And I'm feeling good #.

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Goals for Great Britain. Andy Murray is a double Olympic gold-medallist.

:24:20.:24:25.

The Welsh wonder strikes gold again. Olympic gold for Great Britain.

:24:26.:24:29.

Usain Bolt got sick, a magnificent seven. The Olympic cycle.

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# You know how I feel # It's a new dawn

:24:48.:24:52.

# It's a new day # It's a new life

:24:53.:25:03.

# Oh, yeah, I'm feeling good #. What a magnificent moment. Alistair

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Brownlee, the Olympic triathlon champion. They succumbed to the

:25:08.:25:12.

inevitable, bowed to his superiority, Mo Farah wins the gold.

:25:13.:25:23.

# Dragonfly out in the sun # You know what I mean

:25:24.:25:31.

# Don't you know extraordinary, Michael Phelps. The triple triple,

:25:32.:25:43.

he has done it. That's what I mean # And this whole world is a new

:25:44.:25:48.

world # Our whole world for me #.

:25:49.:25:56.

Nicola Adams lets out a triumphant roar.

:25:57.:26:03.

# You know how I feel # You know how I feel

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# Freedom is mine # And I know how I feel

:26:12.:26:18.

# It's a new dawn # It's a new day

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# It's a new life for me # It's a new dawn

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# It's a new day # It's a new life for me

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# And I'm free #. Laura Trott is Britain's most

:26:39.:26:42.

successful female Olympian of all time. Max Whitlock, double Olympic

:26:43.:26:48.

champion. It's a gold medal. Mo Farah is going to get the double

:26:49.:26:50.

double.

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