Olympics Closing

[tomus42]

What was the thing with the davy lamp all about?

[Buenchico]

Quote:
"We saw Leon Marchand, swimming genius and emblem of French sporting magnificence, dressed in suit and black tie, collecting the Olympic flame, contained in a miner’s lamp, and carrying it alone across the deserted Tuileries Gardens on the beginning of its journey to the stadium".

Source:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-13733473/The-Olympics-provided-needed-light-decidedly-dark-times-writes-IAN-HERBERT-Paris-games-concluded-ceremony-worthy-brilliance-past-two-weeks.html

[Maydup]

LOL - That was the Olympic Flame being taken back to the stadium and blown out to mark the end of the games. 

[tomus42]

OK thanks. I wasn't paying much attention. I just saw a guy carrying a davy lamp and then they blew it out.

[Maydup]

It was easy to drift off during that Closing Ceremony-dire in my opinion. 
 

[johnk]

I stopped watching when the opera singer kicked off, I was falling asleep anyway

[andres]

Dull opening and even more dull ending. Went on too long. 

[smurfchops]

Who was that dreadful group?

[Arrods]

Gyles Brandreth on TV this morning said the Opening Ceremony was longer than the Closing one: in fact it was still going on.