Some of Britain's greatest singers and celebrities provided a touch of glamour and vibrance as London bid a grand farewell to Olympic Games with a heady mix of music, culture and dazzling fireworks, said a report in Deccan Herald.
Spectacular fireworks lit up the sky and the Olympic stadium was virtually transformed into a jukebox as some of Britain's biggest pop stars and singers performed in an engrossing 'after show party'.
After three hours of extravaganza, the Olympic torch was extinguished thus bringing an end to the 30th Olympics Games. The Games saw more than 10,500 athletes from 204 with USA leading the medal tally, followed by China and Great Britain. It was also India’s best performance at Olympics as they picked up six medals.
The closing ceremony celebrated achievements of athletes at the Games and also saw London handing over the baton to Rio de Janeiro, which is hosting the 2016 Games
Meanwhile a report in The Hindu reported that, London brought the curtain down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolor pageant of landmarks, lightshows and lots of fun.
The closing ceremony offered rock ‘n’ roll rickshaws, dustbin percussionists, an exploding yellow car and a marching band in red tunics and bearskin hats.
There was a reunion of the Spice Girls and a comedy sequence featuring Monty Python’s Eric Idle performing “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” accompanied by Roman centurions, Scottish bagpipers and a human cannonball.
It was all delivered in a psychedelic mashup that had 80,000 fans at Olympic Stadium stomping, cheering and singing along. Organizers estimated 300 million or more were watching around the world.
Festive and fast-moving, the opened with pop bands Madness, Pet Shop Boys and One Direction, not to mention a shout-out to Winston Churchill and a tribute to the Union Jack the floor of Olympic Stadium floor arranged to resemble the British flag.