Full coverage: 2016 Rio Olympics

The Rio Olympics is coming to an end, after more than two weeks of intense competition in various sports. The Closing Ceremony now underway in Rio's Maracanã Stadium gathered together athletes and officials from around the world despite the rain.

More than 350 professional dancers also put up performances. China's women table tennis gold medalist Ding Ning carried China's flag. The Closing Ceremony conveys the ideas of environmental protection and peace, and also presented local traditional music, culture and folk customs.