Summer Olympics 2012 London

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David Weir of Great Britain (L) makes his way past Buckingham Palace during the T54 Men's Marathon on day 11 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on The Mall on September 9, 2012 in London, England.

Athletes compete in the Mens T54 Marathon near Westminster and the Houses of Parliament on day 11 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 9, 2012 in London, England.

 

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David Weir of Great Britain competea in the Mens T54 Marathon near the London Eye on day 11 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 9, 2012 in London, England.

 

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David Weir of Great Britain poses with his fourth gold medal of the Paralympic Games with his son Mason Weir after victory in the Men's T54 Marathon on day 11 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 9, 2012 in London, England.

 

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Susannah Scaroni of United States in action during the T54 Women's Marathon on day 11 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games on The Mall on September 9, 2012 in London, England.

 

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Shinya Wada (L) of Japan and his guide compete in the Mens T12 Marathon near The London Eye on day 11 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium on September 9, 2012 in London, England.

 

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Chris Bond #10 of Australia in action during the Gold Medal match of Mixed Wheelchair Rugby against Canada on day 11 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Basketball Arena on September 9, 2012 in London, England.

Nick Springer #9 of the United States in action during the Bronze Medal match of Mixed Wheelchair Rugby against Japan on day 11 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Basketball Arena on September 9, 2012 in London, England.

 

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Coldplay's Chris Martin (left) and Rihanna provided the soundtrack to the Paralympic Closing Ceremony in the Olympic Stadium. Coldplay performed a 15-track set list, while Martin performed a duet with Rihanna for their collaborative song 'Princess of China'

 

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Festival of flame: The Olympic Stadium was ablaze with fire during the spectacular Closing Ceremony, which captivated a sell-out audience of 80,000

Ruling the Waves: A mechanical steamship complete with puffing smoke chimneys and metal rigging chugs into the Stadium

A bit fishy! A giant metallic skeleton of a fish makes its way into the stadium surrounded by flame-waving dancers

Royal wave: Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, makes his entrance in a vehicle rather less salubrious than he might normally be used to

Time has run out: A vehicle representing 'Clocks' glistened gold as it circled the arena at the start of the Closing Ceremony performances

Advance! A rusty mechanical horse rode by a knight in shining armour enters the stadium in the opening procession of fantasy vehicles

Bug's Life: A large and very green grasshopper - which appears to be a converted Volkswagen Beetle - arrives in the stadium

 

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Smoke and light: Hundreds of flares created a stunning vista inside the Olympic Stadium as the flags of all the Paralympic nations were paraded in the arena

What an entrance! Hundreds of performers carry torches into the Olympic Stadium to mark the beginning of the Paralympic Closing Ceremony. The spectacle got underway with a fantasy battle scene involving hundreds of Mad Max-style characters

 

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Farewell London! The pyrotechnics definitely matched those from the Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, and the Paralympics opening ceremony

 

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Singapore 65 out of 74, 1 silver and 1 bronze, all by one person.

 

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STOMPer ron was surprised when he checked the medal tally of the London Paralympics on its official website and saw that the flags against a few countries, including Singapore, were wrong.

 

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China trash every one.

 

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Last hurrah: More than a million people filled the streets of London as the heroes of Team GB and Paralympics GB, led by gold medallist Jessica Ennis, paraded through the capital

Happy ending: Paralympic cyclist Sarah Storey with her four golds. She was on the float with her husband Barney, also a gold medallist

Well-deserved applause: Quadruple gold medal winning Paralympian David Weir shows his medals on top of a float

 

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Dancing queen of the velodrome: Cyclist Victoria Pendleton takes a break from Strictly Come Dancing training to join the parade

Saddle star: Cyclist Laura Trott celebrates her golden glory in the team pursuit and omnium

 

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Taking to the sky: The Royal Air Force's Red Arrows perform a fly-past over The Mall and Buckingham Palace

 

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The fly-past completes the parade with a huge 'Thank you' on the underbelly of the plane

 

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The National Gallery: Thousands of people line the streets during the London 2012 Victory Parade for Team GB and Paralympic GB

Patriotic: Thousands of Londoners turn out to cheer on Olympic and Paralympic athletes as they travel on floats during 'Our Greatest Team' parade

 

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Floats carrying Team GB and Paralympic GB athletes travel past Trafalgar Square