Four newly elected members of the IOC Athletes ' Commission were introduced : fencer Britta Heidemann ( Germany ) , table tennis player Ryu Seung-min ( South Korea ) , swimmer Dániel Gyurta ( Hungary ) and pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva ( Russia ) . Lenine then performed his song " '' Jack Soul Brasileiro '' " with slowly modificated lyrics in celebration to those who volunteered during the games . The flag handover ceremony began as standard with the Greek national anthem and the Olympic anthem sung in English . Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes handed the flag to IOC president Thomas Bach , who then handed it over to Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike . The flag was raised again in PyeongChang for the 2018 Winter Olympics on 9 February 2018 for the opening ceremony
opening ceremony
2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony