London Olympics | Day 16
Fireworks shower the sky above Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Team USA beats Spain in a close game to win the gold medal in basketball and U.S. wrestler Jake Varner wins gold. Then it was time for fireworks, music and spectacular sets at the closing ceremony.
Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend of The Who perform during the closing ceremony. (Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)
Performers wearing electronic headgear appear during a Brazilian themed segment near the end of the closing ceremony to help segue into the next Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Diego Azubel / EPA)
Lee Thompson, saxophonist for Madness, rises to the occasion. (Nic Bothma / EPA)
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Strange-looking bicyclists ride in front of the Pet Shop Boys as they perform during the closing ceremonies. (Carl Court / AFP / Getty Images)
Singer George Michael performs during the closing ceremony. (Clive Brunskill / Getty Images)
Team USA watches the American flag as it is raised during the medal ceremony for men’s basketball. The American team won the gold medal by defeating Spain, 107-100. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
LeBron James douses men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and Kevin Love after the United States beat Spain to win the gold medal. Krzysewski said this was his last Olympics. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Pau Gasol of Spain stretches to block Kobe Bryant’s shot during the first half of the Americans’ gold medal victory. Bryant and Gasol are teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
United States forward LeBron James eyes a rebound during the men’s gold medal basketball game against Spain. (Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty Images)
Jake Varner of the United States lifts George Gogshelidze of Georgia during their 96-kg freestyle wrestling match. Varner went on to win a gold medal. (Paul Sancya / Associated Press)
Jake Varner of the United States, left, celebrates after defeating Valerii Andriitsev of Ukraine in the 96-kg freestyle wrestling gold medal match. (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press)
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The Russian men’s volleyball team goes crazy after defeating Brazil in five sets to win gold. (Geoff Caddick / EPA)
Bulgaria performs during the group all-around rhythmic gymnastics final rotation. Russia won the gold. (Quinn Rooney / Getty Images)
Swedish players are all over France’s centerback Nikola Karabatic during the men’s gold medal handball match, which was won by France, 22-21. (Javier Soriano / AFP / Getty Images)
French athletes, from left, William Accambray, Nikola Karabatic, Xavier Barachet and Didier Dinart celebrate after winning the men’s gold medal handball match against Sweden, 22-21. (Christophe Simon / AFP / Getty Images)
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Photographers flock to the Czech Republic’s Jaroslav Kulhavy who collapsed on the ground after winning the men’s cycling cross-country mountain bike race at Hadleigh Farm in Benfleet. (Carl de Souza / AFP / Getty Images)
Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana of Cuba stretches on the canvas after his gold medal victory over Tugstsogt Nyambayar of Mongolia in the flyweight men’s boxing finals. (Jack Guez / AFP / Getty Images)
Anthony Joshua of Great Britain, left, battles Roberto Cammarelle of Italy in the men’s super heavyweight boxing final. Joshua won the gold medal. (Andrew Gombert / EPA)
Wilson Kapsang Kiprotich of Kenya runs through the streets of London on his way to a bronze medal in the men’s marathon. (Ian Langsdon / EPA)
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Olympic marathoners race down the Mall in London. (Olivier Morin / AFP / Getty Images)
Bronze medalist Yane Marques of Brazil collapses after the finish line in the women’s modern pentathlon as American Margaux Isaksen just missed a medal. (Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Images)
Tamara Vega of Mexico is thrown by her horse Douce de Roulad. (Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Images)
Members of Croatia’s team and coaching staff jump in the pool to celebrate their victory over Italy in the men’s water polo gold medal final. (Jonathan Brady / EPA)