Summary

  • SILVER - Boxing: GB's Joyce beaten by France's Yoka in super heavyweight final

  • Team GB finish on 67 medals ahead of China in second place on the medal table

  • USA beat Serbia in men's basketball final to win the 306th and last gold of the Games

  • Volleyball: Brazil's men beat Italy to win gold - Brazil's seventh of the Games

  • Athletics: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge wins marathon gold, GB's Hawkins ninth

  • Rio closing ceremony and handover to Tokyo 2020 from 00:00

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:52 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

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    The House of M: I LOVE Kate Richardson-Walsh. A superb choice as flag bearer for #TeamGB What a woman.

    Jeanna Skinner: Fantastic news that @katewalsh11 will be @TeamGB flag bearer for #Olympics closing ceremony.

  2. 'I thought I was in trouble'published at 20:51

    Great Britain flag-bearer Kate Richardson-Walsh on BBC One: "If it was a movie script I don't think anyone would believe it, it is a true fairytale," she said. 

    "It will be an honour to walk out with the flag, the most amazing finish. 

    "They told me this morning and I thought I was in trouble. I thought 'what had I or the hockey girls done?' It is an amazing honour to represent all of the wonderful athletes. 

    "We have surpassed expectations. This is a wonderful legacy off the back of London. I really hope we have inspired the next generation to take up sports."

  3. Postpublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Eddie Butler's on again. He could make doing the ironing sound dramatic.

  4. athletics

    Be part of the packpublished at 20:46

    Has all the running, jumping and throwing you've watched over the last week reminded you of school sports days from the past? Wondering if you've still got it?

    Interesting fact: athletic clubs aren't just for Olympians and elite athletes. There are programmes for everyone.

    Rio 2016 men's marathon raceImage source, Getty Images

    Take a look at the Get Inspired guide to athletics to find a club and get involved.

  5. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:44 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

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  6. Postpublished at 20:42

    Or, the winners of our end-of-Games ultra-relay get to host the next Olympics? Like Eurovision.

    "And Hungary have won it! We're going to Budapest!"

  7. get involved

    How to end the Olympicspublished at 20:41 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

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    Jonny Threlfall: Huge relay race that combines all sports to the next Olympic destination! Rio to Tokyo can't take that long, right?

  8. Postpublished at 20:40 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

  9. Postpublished at 20:38

    Eddie would make it work. He could even enliven my life.

  10. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:37 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

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    James Gallagher: Re 20:19, if Eddie narrated your life I'm pretty sure he'd struggle with "he now posts text updates on the BBC Olympics site"

  11. Postpublished at 20:35 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Sir Steve Redgrave
    Five-time Olympic rowing champion on BBC TV

    They were very special moments and to be part of it was a privilege.

    To be able to interview them and speaking to the rowers afterwards. It is certainly a joy.

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

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    Vicki Spreadbury: Laura Trott remaining unbeaten and being both supremely confident and supremely humble.

    Jason Baines: Favourite moment of the Olympic games, Laugher and Mears winning the 3m synchro China won 7 out of 8 diving medals not that one.

  13. rowing

    Postpublished at 20:32 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Sir Steve Redgrave
    Five-time Olympic rowing champion on BBC TV

    It was fantastic to get more female rowing medallists. 

    They seem to go from strength to strength. We would never repeat 2012 but to come pretty close with three golds and two silvers is pretty incredible.

  14. Postpublished at 20:31

    Yes, Ben. This is the sort of thinking we need. I still like the idea of combining all the sports, though...

  15. get involved

    How to end the Olympicspublished at 20:29 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

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    Ben Wingate: All gold medalists compete in huge dodgeball match to crown ultimate champion  

  16. basketball

    Basketballpublished at 20:28 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

    Men's final

    Anna Thompson
    BBC Sport in Rio

    The entertainment is certainly cranking up with a disco dance display by the official 2016 mascot and flag cam - lots of USA flags in the crowd but a few others as well including Brazil and Israel.

    It was a close first quarter but USA are beginning to run away with it here with two three-pointers and a slam dunk from NBA star Kevin Durrant in quick succession.

  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

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    Asim Asghar: Jason Kenny in the keirin final after 2 false starts and Adam Peaty in the breast stroke final. My fav moments

    Jeanna Skinner: Moment of the games? Farrah? Skelton? The ladies hockey team? Whitlock? Kenny? Trott? Too many to choose.

    Helen: Justin Rose and the #golf is definitely my favourite medal of #Olympics

  18. Postpublished at 20:26

    It's very much the bare bones of an idea, but what about some sort of marathon relay, involving the top 10 or 20 nations on the medal table.

    Start with the equestrian riders, pass on to a cyclist, bit of swimming, rowing, long-distance running, all building to a sprint finish the stadium.

    We can get some of the combat sports in there and possibly some ball stuff in there, but I haven't figure that out yet.

    Help me out if you can.

    It would be great, wouldn't it?

  19. Postpublished at 20:23

    My only gripe at the moment is that the end feels slightly underwhelming, like the Games go quietly into the night.

    We need a big finale, surely? A mega event that gets all sports involved?

    I'm working on this...

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time 21 August 2016

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    Kyle Scott: All these montages make me sooooo emotional!

    Jonathan Gibson: Always love a bbc montage! I have goosebumps watching it! Going to miss the Olympics! Now bring on the superhumans

    Daniel Jones: Nobody does a montage like Eddie Butler!