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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

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

Sunday 21 August 2016 08:33 EDT

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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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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

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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

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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

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Women's Tennis: Kerber has broken Konta and leads 2-1 in the first set. Early disappointment for the Briton but there's a long way to go still.

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Women's Cycling: It's a world record from the women! They clock in at 4min 13.260sec - and that was just the qualifiers...That was a full six seconds faster than Australia. An incredible effort by Trott, Archibald, Barker and Rowsell.

Samuel Lovett11 August 2016 21:13

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Britain's David Florence and Richard Hounslow keep it positive despite missing out on gold in RioDavid Florence and Richard Hounslow adopted the glass half full outlook following their silver medal victory in the C2 canoe slalom event in Rio on Thursday which was so close to being another gold for Great Britain.

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Men's Cycling: Team GB comfortably beat Denmark's fastest time and clock in a time of 3:51.943, just three-tenths of a second behind their own world record.

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Men's Cycling: Britain's final against New Zealand in the team sprint gets underway!

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Men's Cycling: GOLD FOR BRITAIN! Callum Skinner carries it home for Team GB in the team sprint.

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Women's Swimming: Rie Kaneto takes gold in the women's 200m. Britain's Chloe Tutton looked to be on course for a bronze but was pipped to it at the last second. Close but no cigar. Cracking experience for her nonetheless.

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Men's Swimming: That's his 22nd Olympic gold. Simply outstanding.

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Here's a reminder of all the top stories from day six at Rio 2016...

Day six wrap-up as Britain's cyclists deliver golden success

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