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The flags of each country were not necessarily carried by the same flag bearer as in the opening ceremony. This closing ceremony was a raucous pageant of popular culture. British history was covered in detail, with the countrys green and pleasant land giving way to the industrial revolution and the age of the internet. Closing ceremony 12 august 2012 london 2012 olympic games subscribe for free to keep up to date with great athlete coverage, interviews, behind the scenes and much more from the official. Tokyo to rio, morphs into popular video game character super mario and is then. With him, the legendary beatle brought a chorus of cheers and beaming smiles to danny boyles isles of wonder. Up to 180,000 spectators a day entered the park to enjoy the games, making it the principal focus of olympic activity. View striking olympic videos of london 2012 opening ceremony see the best athletes, medalwinning performances and top olympic games moments. Kim gavin who also directed the closing ceremony of the 2012 summer olympics served as director for the ceremony, while stephen daldry served as its executive producer. Aug 12, 2012 brian may of queen and jessie j during the closing ceremony of the london 2012 olympic games. It is a huge relief that there were no bombings and no harm to people. You can see andor purchase the full songlist via itunes its being called a. The closing ceremonies of the olympic games olympic news. Sep 09, 2012 in this country we will never think of sport the same way and we will never think of disability the same way, london 2012.
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