London hands over Olympic flag to Rio
AUGUST 10: Mathew Belcher (R) and Malcolm Page (L) of Australia celebrate in the Olympic rings after winning gold in the Men's 470 Sailing on Day 14 of the London 2012 Olympic Games Aug. 10, 2012 in Weymouth, England.
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Posted: 08/12/2012
LONDON (AP) -- The Olympic flag has been handed from London to organizers of the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
London Mayor Boris Johnson handed the flag to IOC President Jacques Rogge, who then presented it to Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes.
Rio then began an eight-minute segment to showcase the Brazilian city, the first in South America to host the Olympics.
The flag handover was one of the centerpiece moments of Sunday night's closing ceremony of the London Games.
It followed the march of athletes into the stadium and musical performances by acts ranging from the Spice Girls to George Michael to Annie
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