Quote:
Originally posted by Kworb
Then it should be a duet between a Chinese and a British singer. This is retarded. A flash in the pan like Leona has no place at such an important event. I guess this means the UK has no big enough stars.
|
Kworb, I'm not sure you understand what goes on at an Olympic Games closing ceremony.
The host country (China in this case) always put on a show to close the games featuring their own singers, dancers acrobats etc. This normally lasts about an hour and a half and is split into two parts.
The first half takes place and is then followed by a section called the "Oslo Ceremony" where a series of formalities are observed with the Olympic flag lowered and passed from Mayor of Beijing to the IOC and then to the Mayor of the next hosts London. The President of the IOC also makes a speech. After this the next host city (London) does an 8 minute show using performers from its country.
The second half of the host country's show then continues with Chinese performances until it is time to extinguish the flame.
The games are over.