关于北京奥运会闭幕式的(about beijing olympic closing ceremony)
the closing ceremony must take place in the stadium after the end of all the events. the flag bearers of the participating delegations and the name-board-bearers enter the stadium in single file. behind them march the athletes, without distinction of nationality.
the flag bearers then form a semi-circle behind the rostrum.
the president of the ioc and the president of the ocog mount the rostrum. to the sounds of the greek national anthem, the greek flag is hoisted on the flagpole that stands to the right of the central flagpole used for the winners' flags. the flag of the host country is then hoisted on the central flagpole, while its anthem is played. finally, the flag of the host country of the next olympic games is hoisted on the lefthand flagpole to the strains of its anthem.
the mayor of the host city joins the president of the ioc on the rostrum and returns to him the olympi