Olympic Closing Ceremony Overview

Olympic closing ceremony while comparing to the opening ceremonies, many of the acts of the closing ceremonies are governed more by tradition than official mandate. Usually flag bearers from each participating country enter the stadium in single file, and behind them march all of the athletes without any distinction or grouping by nationality. The blending of all the athletes is a tradition that began during the 1956 Summer Olympics at the suggestion of Melbourne schoolboy John Ian Wing, who thought it would be a way of bringing the athletes of the world together as "one nation." During the Summer Olympics the medal ceremony for the men's marathon is traditionally held during the closing ceremonies. Where in the program this occurs depends on the wishes of the organizing committee of the respective host city.

When the athletes enter the stadium, three national flags are placed on flagpoles one at a time while the corresponding national anthems are played: the flag of Greece on the middle pole to honor the birthplace of the Olympic Games, the flag of the host country on the left pole, and the flag of the country hosting the next Summer or Winter Olympic Games on the right pole. In 2004, when the Games were held in Athens, only one Greek flag was raised, although two Greek flags were raised in addition to that of Australia when the games were in Sydney the previous Olympiad.

The Olympic Flame is extinguished and, while the Olympic Hymn is played, the Olympic Flag that was placed during the opening ceremonies is lowered from the flagpole and carried from the stadium.Olympic Closing Ceremony will hold on 12 August 2012 at London's Olympic Stadium to mark the end of London 2012 Olympic. You can get Olympic Closing Ceremony Tickets on affordable prices from Global Ticket Market.