The final day saw GB's last realistic chance of a gold medal end with silver as Joe Joyce lost out to Tony Yoka (FRA) in the Men's Super Heavyweight Boxing. The result means that GB end the games on 67 medals and in a superb second place as they finished clear of China, a feat made better given the respective populations - GB-64m and China -1.38bn.
A superb closing ceremony at the Maracana started with an array of colour and dancing with fireworks lighting up the Rio skyline. The parade of athletes saw the flag-bearers lead them out with GB represented by Kate Richardson-Walsh, captain of the gold medal winning women's Hockey team.
Across the parade, the GB team was easily to pick out with their specialised red, white and blue flashing footwear. The next part of the ceremony saw a great routine of music and dance ahead of the final medal ceremony of the games - the Men's Marathon with Galen Rupp (USA) collecting bronze, Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) collecting silver and Eluid Kipchoge (KEN) collecting the gold medal.
Next up, the official portion of the ceremony including the handover to Japan for the Tokyo 2020 games which began with a superb feature which saw the Prime Minister of Japan appearing from a Super Mario type pipe with the famous hat of the gaming character. A Brazilian carnival graced the centre of the stadium after the officials speeches. The finale was a massive firework display coupled with the extinguishing of the Olympic Flame as the Rio games came to a close.
The blog takes a short break ahead of a return on 7th Sept for coverage of the Paralympics.
A superb closing ceremony at the Maracana started with an array of colour and dancing with fireworks lighting up the Rio skyline. The parade of athletes saw the flag-bearers lead them out with GB represented by Kate Richardson-Walsh, captain of the gold medal winning women's Hockey team.
Across the parade, the GB team was easily to pick out with their specialised red, white and blue flashing footwear. The next part of the ceremony saw a great routine of music and dance ahead of the final medal ceremony of the games - the Men's Marathon with Galen Rupp (USA) collecting bronze, Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) collecting silver and Eluid Kipchoge (KEN) collecting the gold medal.
Next up, the official portion of the ceremony including the handover to Japan for the Tokyo 2020 games which began with a superb feature which saw the Prime Minister of Japan appearing from a Super Mario type pipe with the famous hat of the gaming character. A Brazilian carnival graced the centre of the stadium after the officials speeches. The finale was a massive firework display coupled with the extinguishing of the Olympic Flame as the Rio games came to a close.
The blog takes a short break ahead of a return on 7th Sept for coverage of the Paralympics.
Final Medal Table
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