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athletes then sing and hold hands in unison. At the end of the song, the children shout in unison, "Y'all come back now!" a friendly gesture inviting the athletes and citizens of the world to come together at Sydney four years from that time, though the next Olympics would happen 18 months afterward in Nagano, Japan, Olympic customs and regulations maintain that the Olympic Winter Games and the Games of the Olympiad (Summer) are separate events.
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in the opening ceremony. The segment started with ten-year-old Rachel McMullin singing the first stanza. As the song progresses more children join in creating a full choir. The children line up and hold hands to form the Atlantic Olympic emblem while holding up flashlights. The spectators and
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Samaranch thanked Atlanta, saying the city's effort had been "most exceptional". He broke with precedent and did not say 1996 had been the best Olympics ever, as he had done at every previous closing ceremony during his tenure as
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No act of terrorism has ever destroyed the Olympic movement, and none ever will. More than ever we are fully committed to building a better, more peaceful world in which forms of terrorism are eradicated.
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while the Olympic flag was lowered. Eight volunteers were chosen to remove the flag from the Stadium as a form of thanks to all those who worked to make the event happen. This flag was raised again in
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This part of the program culminated in the "Antwerp Ceremony" (so called because the original Olympic flag, which was used for transfer of the Games, was first used at the
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Though this was first official IOC recognition of the Munich tragedy since 1972, commentators had mentioned it during the competition several times, They noted that the
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After the lowering of the Olympic flag and the singing of the Olympic Hymn, some 600 children from Atlanta ranging from ages six though twelve sang a rendition of "
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the best ever. After that, IOC presidents ceased referring to the Olympics as "the best ever", meaning that Sydney was the last host to be honored that way.
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of the previous week. Samaranch asked for a moment of silence to remember the victims of the bombing, as well as the 11 Israeli athletes killed in the
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The spectators and athletes then performed a card trick stunt which revealed a laurel wreath similar to the Quilt of Leaves pattern. Members of the
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After these performances, a plethora of BMX bikers, skaters, and skateboarders performed a stunt show, showcasing sports that were invented in the
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in the stadium as the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra performs "The Flame". The crowd was silenced, as Georgia native and country singer
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held up to that point. With each count, footage from the relevant competition was shown, with the competition held in
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performed the U.S. anthem. The Greek and Australian (with Sydney being the next host) anthems were also performed.
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Digital Archive from the LA84 Foundation of Los Angeles including detailed synopsis of the closing ceremony.
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A fireworks display officially closed the segment, though the performers continued to play music.
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Longman, Jere (August 5, 1996). "Atlanta Games, a Celebration for 197 Nations, Close".
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version of the same song. Upon conclusion of the song, the flame extinguished slowly.
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and beach cultures, along with flora and fauna endemic to the Australian state of
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The closing ceremony began after a 22-second countdown in tribute to all the past
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called on the youth of the world to assemble in Sydney, in four years, for the
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Before Samaranch declared the games officially closed, R&B singer
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The ceremony began with a 22-part countdown, for the total number of
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An array of performers culminated in the finale which was led by
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Highlights of the past events were once more replayed on two
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scheduled for September 15 to October 1, 2000) were raised.
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Glee Club performed "Faster, High, Stronger". Cuban singer
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then joined the Glee Club and they performed the song "
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next Olympics were due to take place in Nagano, Japan
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Infobox event
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1996 Summer Olympics
EDT
UTC-4
Centennial Olympic Stadium
Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Coordinates
33°44′08″N 84°23′22″W / 33.73556°N 84.38944°W / 33.73556; -84.38944
Atlanta 1996 Closing Ceremony
YouTube
1996 Summer Olympics
Bid process
bid details
Venues
Marketing
mascots
Torch relay
Opening ceremony
flag bearers
Medal table
medalists
Closing ceremony
Event calendar
World and Olympic records
IOC
USOC

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