2016 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony
The closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics will be held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, September 18, 2016.
As per traditional Paralympic protocol, the ceremony featured cultural presentations from both the current (Brazil) and following (Japan) host countries, as well as closing remarks by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Phillip Craven and the leader of the Games' organizing committee Carlos Arthur Nuzman, the official handover of the Paralympic flag from Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes to Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike, whose city will host the 2020 Summer Paralympics, and the extinguishing of the Paralympic flame.
The ceremony
The singer Ivete Sangalo is going to perform in the ceremony. [1] Handover to Tokyo 2020 is perfomed Japaneses singers Crystal Kay and Tatsumichi Satoko.
Anthems
TBA - Brazilian national anthem
TBA - Paralympic Hymn
TBA - Japanese national anthem
See also
References
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