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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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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

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Wow.

Michael Phelps just broke a 2,168-year-old Olympic record

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Rowing: Heather Stanning and Helen Glover win gold for Great Britain in the women's pair

Heather Stanning and Helen Glover win Team GB's fifth gold in women's pair

Mark Critchley12 August 2016 15:21

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Quite a twenty minutes for Team GB...

Mark Critchley12 August 2016 15:52

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Meanwhile, in other water-based news...

The Olympic diving pool has now been closed

Mark Critchley12 August 2016 15:53

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Women's 10,000m: Jo Pavey's lost out in the women's 10,000m but she's lost out to a new world record.

Congratulations Almaz Ayana, who crosses in 29:17.45.

Mark Critchley12 August 2016 15:55

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Women's 10,000m: Here's the woman everyone's talking about, Almaz Ayana...

"Getting to this point is a dream come true. I never thought that this would happen and I'm so in awe. I'm very happy to get here," she said.
"I have worked very hard. I wouldn't say that my recent training has been any different from before but it was hard and it was all worth it."

Mark Critchley12 August 2016 16:56

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Men's Cycling: No problem for Skinner either. He leads out from the front and has enough in the tank to see off Australia's Pat Constable. Two riders through for Team GB and two medal prospects on the cards for Britain.

Samuel Lovett12 August 2016 21:52

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Men's team pursuit: Australia are still leading at the halfway mark. They're ahead by one seventh of a second...

Samuel Lovett12 August 2016 22:51

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Men's team pursuit: Australia go down to three as Britain keep together as a four. They're closing the gap and it's almost in touching distance!

Samuel Lovett12 August 2016 22:52

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Men's team pursuit: And they're down to three but take the pole position. We're moments away from history!

Samuel Lovett12 August 2016 22:53

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Heather Stanning and Helen Glover win Team GB's fifth gold in women's pair

The Olympic diving pool has now been closed

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