The closing ceremony must be held in the stadium after all the projects are finished. The flag bearers and famous flag bearers of the participating delegations lined up to enter the stadium. Behind them are athletes, regardless of nationality.
Then, the flag bearer forms a semicircle behind the rostrum.
The President of the International Olympic Committee and President OCOG boarded the rostrum. With the sound of the Greek national anthem, the Greek flag is hung on the flagpole, which is located on the right side of the central flagpole used to hang the winner's flag. Then, the national flag of the host country is raised on the central flagpole, and the national anthem of the host country is played at the same time. Finally, the national flag of the host country of the next Olympic Games will be raised on the left flagpole with the national anthem.
The mayor of the host city walked on the rostrum with the president of the International Olympic Committee and returned the Olympic flag to him. Then, the president of the International Olympic Committee entrusted it to the mayor of the host city of the next Olympic Games. This flag must be displayed on the main municipal buildings in the latter city.
After President OCOG's speech, the President of the International Olympic Committee delivered the closing speech of the Olympic Games, and he ended with the following words:
I declare the ... Olympic Games closed. According to tradition, I call on young people all over the world to celebrate the Olympic Games ... with us in ... four years later.
Then, a horn sounded; The Olympic flame was extinguished, and when the Olympic anthem sounded, the Olympic flag slowly descended from the flagpole, spread horizontally, and was carried out of the arena, followed by the flag bearer. A song tells others to play.