c flag. the president of the ioc then entrusts it to the mayor of the host city of the following olympic games. this flag must be displayed in the latter city's main municipal building.
after an address by the president of the ocog, the president of the ioc gives the closing speech of the olympic games, which he ends with these words:
"i declare the games of the ... olympiad closed and, in accordance with tradition, i call upon the youth of the world to assemble four years from now at ... to celebrate with us there the games of the ... olympiad".
a fanfare then sounds; the olympic flame is extinguished, and while the olympic anthem is being played, the olympic flag is slowly lowered from the flagpole and, unfurled horizontally, carried out of the arena, followed by the flag bearers. a farewell song resounds.