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Rio 2016 live: The Summer Games draw to an end as the closing ceremony brings down the curtain in style

Follow the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games

Samuel Stevens

London and Rio de Janerio

,Jack de Menezes,Samuel Lovett,Matt Gatward,Ian Herbert,Kevin Garside

Sunday 21 August 2016 08:33 EDT

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Fireworks light up the night sky at the Maracana Stadium in Rio during the closing ceremony (Getty)

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The 2016 Rio Olympic Games comes to an end with the closing ceremony on Sunday night after boxer Joe Joyce completed Britian's record medal haul to ensure Team GB will finish second in the medal table. Follow the live action from Rio here.

Day 15 highlights

The closing ceremony is underway at the Maracana stadium
British hockey captain Kate Richardson-Walsh carries the Union Jack to lead out Team GB
Joe Joyce secured Britain's 67th medal at the Games
Britain finishes second in the Olympic medal table behind USA and ahead of China
Team GB a 'sporting superpower', says UK Sport chief ahead of Tokyo 2020
Mo Farah has now won the 10,000m and 5,000m at Rio
Caster Semenya powers her way to Olympic gold in 800m final

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08:30 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg Qualification

08:30 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg Qualification

08:38 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg Qualification

08:38 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg Qualification

08:46 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg Qualification

08:46 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg Qualification

08:54 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg Qualification

08:54 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg Qualification

09:30 Athletics Men's Marathon

09:30 Volleyball Men's Bronze Medal Match

10:30 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg 1/8 Final

10:30 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg 1/8 Final

10:30 Handball Men's Bronze Medal Match

10:40 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg 1/8 Final

10:40 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg 1/8 Final

10:50 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg 1/8 Final

10:50 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg 1/8 Final

11:00 Gymnastics Rhythmic Group All-Around Final: Rotation 1

11:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg 1/4 Final

11:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg 1/4 Final

11:10 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg 1/4 Final

11:10 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg 1/4 Final

11:30 Basketball Men's Bronze Medal Game

11:40 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg SemiFinal

11:40 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg SemiFinal

11:50 Gymnastics Rhythmic Group All-Around Final: Rotation 2

12:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg SemiFinal

12:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg SemiFinal

12:30 Cycling Mountain Bike Men's Cross-country

12:45 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg Repechage Round 1

12:45 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg Repechage Round 1

13:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg Repechage Round 1

13:00 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg Repechage Round 1

13:15 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg Repechage Round 2

13:15 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg Repechage Round 2

13:15 Volleyball Men's Gold Medal Match

13:25 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg Bronze

13:35 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg Gold Medal

13:35 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 65 kg Bronze

14:00 Boxing Women's Middle (69-75kg) Final Bout

14:00 Handball Men's Gold Medal Match

14:15 Boxing Men's Fly (52kg) Final Bout

14:25 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg Bronze

14:35 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg Bronze

14:45 Wrestling Men's Freestyle 97 kg Gold Medal

15:00 Boxing Men's Light Welter (64kg) Final Bout

15:15 Boxing Men's Super Heavy (+91kg) Final Bout

15:45 Basketball Men's Gold Medal Game

It's all kicking off in the wrestling arena. Uzbekistan’s Ikhtiyor Navruzov was awarded bronze in the -65kg freelance wrestling in controversial circumstances, after Mongolia’s Mandakhnaran Ganzorig was slapped with a late penalty.

But things took a turn for the worse when Ganzorig's support staff remonstrated. And then stripped. Yes, stripped. Half-naked, they refused to be moved from the ring as they protested the officials' decision. That's a strop on an absolute Olympian scale...Nonetheless, the decision remained the same. Worth a shot.

Samuel Lovett21 August 2016 18:37

Gaibnazarov is awarded the light welterweight gold medal match against Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo on a split decision. Up next, the moment we've all been waiting for. Big Joe Joyce...

Samuel Lovett21 August 2016 19:28

Men's super-heavyweight: We've been building up to this all night. Will Joyce be able to overcome the Frenchman? Or will it be gold France? I'm not a betting man, but I reckon Joyce has got this one in the bag.

Samuel Lovett21 August 2016 19:30

Men's basketball: The USA (who else?) win the last gold medal of the Rio Olympics, beating Serbia 96-66 in the men's basketball final. They've finished with 45 golds, 37 silvers and 38 bronzes to give an overall total of 120 medals.

Samuel Lovett21 August 2016 21:35

From the magic of Murray to the brilliance of the Brownlees - Britain's greatest Olympic Games

Samuel Lovett21 August 2016 22:55

Throwback to London 2012 when One Direction ruined/capped off (delete according to preference) our very own closing ceremony at the Olympic stadium:

Samuel Lovett21 August 2016 23:52

As it's been for much of the Games, there are yet again a disappointing amount of empty seats at the Maracana. The stadium was packed to the rafters for Brazil's gold medal match against Germany yesterday evening (not surprising) but the lower tiers are looking particularly sparse tonight. It's been a constant source of embarrassment for the officials but it's something that they've lacked any real control over.

Samuel Lovett22 August 2016 00:28

Freezing?! In Rio?! I don't believe you Eilish...

Samuel Lovett22 August 2016 00:29

It looks like the athletes have finally all made their way into the stadium. Now the real fun can start. Someone get the caipirinhas ready.

Samuel Lovett22 August 2016 01:06

Oooooh, ahhhh, goes the crowd, as fireworks explode above the stadium to mark the next stage of the closing ceremony. The athletes have finally taken to their seats. They took their sweet time.

Samuel Lovett22 August 2016 01:08

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