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Paralympics 2016 closing ceremony features music, fireworks and tributes
Fpsports • 8 years agoRio Paralympics 2016: 'Mission accomplished', say organisers at the closing ceremony
• 8 years agoRio said farewell to the Paralympics Sunday in a closing ceremony showcasing Brazil's love for music and celebrating what many consider to have been a surprisingly successful Games.
Rio 2016 volunteers: The people who helped make Olympics and Paralympics a success
• 8 years agoOlympics 2016: Shinzo 'Super Mario' Abe steals the show at closing ceremony
Fpsports • 9 years agoAll the action in photos of the closing ceremony of Rio Olympics 2016.
Rio Olympics 2016: Proud Brazil breathes sigh of relief as Japan's Shinzo 'Super Mario' Abe takes baton
• 9 years agoA blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on Sunday as Brazil breathed a collective sigh of relief at having pulled off South America's first Games.
Sakshi Malik to be India's flag bearer at Rio Olympics 2016 closing ceremony
• 9 years agoWrestler Sakshi Malik, who won India's first medal in the Rio Olympics, was on Sunday announced as the country's flagbearer at the Summer Games Closing Ceremony.
Rio Olympics 2016: Maracana set for a grand closing ceremony with over 41,000 tickets sold
Ians • 9 years agoMore than 41,000 tickets have been sold for the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games, spokesman for the RIO-2016 organising committee Mario Andrada has said.
'Thrilled' Shakira to perform at World Cup closing ceremony
Fp Archives • 11 years agoColombian pop star Shakira will perform at this year's Football World Cup closing ceremony, which takes place before the final in Rio de Janeiro on 13 July.
Sochi closing ceremony: Russia shows it has a sense of humour
Fp Archives • 11 years agoA group of 700 dancers formed the five Olympic rings Sunday night during the closing ceremony at Fisht Stadium, but delayed forming the fifth ring in a humorous nod to a pyrotechnic malfunction during the opening ceremony.
Rihanna, Jay-Z, Coldplay bring curtains down on Paralympics
Fp Archives • 13 years agoCentral to the ceremony, called the "Festival of the Flame", were the 4,200 Paralympians from 164 nations who sat around the field of play from the start.