Looking back at the eight-minute performance at the closing ceremonies of the previous Olympic Games——

　　Condensed eight-minute wonderful national show

　　Yangcheng Evening News reporter Gong Weifeng

　　At the closing ceremony of this Tokyo Olympic Games, the "Eight Minutes in Paris" performance brought by France, the host country of the next Olympic Games, astounded the world.

The romantic French not only rode a BMX through the streets of Paris to introduce places of interest, but also "blowed" the "Marseille" to the International Space Station, explaining that "the universe is the ultimate romance of mankind".

In fact, the eight-minute performances at the closing ceremonies of the previous Olympic Games are quite distinctive.

　　Do you remember Mario in "Eight Minutes in Tokyo", Pele in "Eight Minutes in Rio", Beckham in "Eight Minutes in London", and "Jasmine" in Eight Minutes in Beijing?

　　[The origin of the eight-minute performance at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games]

　　The eight-minute performance at the closing ceremony of the Olympics is an important part of the closing ceremony of the Olympics.

From the closing ceremony to the stage where the national flag of the host country of the next Olympic Games is raised and the national anthem is played, the Olympic flag handover ceremony will be held.

After the ceremony, there will be an 8-minute image display performance of the host country of the next Olympic Games.

　　Looking back at the history of the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games, the "eight-minute performance" was not something ancient times. Its prototype was the flag handover ceremony of the opening ceremony, which lasted until the opening ceremony of the Montreal Olympics in 1976.

At the closing ceremony of the Montreal Olympic Games, Moscow, the host of the 1980 Olympic Games, sent performers to the closing ceremony venue for image display performances.

This performance is also known as the "first show" of the "eight-minute performance" in the history of the Olympic Games.

Regrettably, at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, the flag handover and the image display of the next Olympic Games were cancelled.

However, afterwards, the International Olympic Committee decided that starting from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the Olympic flag handover ceremony was officially changed to be held at the closing ceremony. At the same time, the image display performance of the next Olympic Games will be displayed as a fixed program in the closing ceremonies of subsequent Olympics.

　　The performance time of the image display was about 6 minutes at first, and then kept at about 8 minutes, so it is called the "eight-minute performance".

The purpose of the performance is clear: the host country of the next Olympic Games will display the cultural and artistic essence and sports strengths that best reflect the characteristics of the host country through theatrical performances, so that the people of the world can know the location of the next Olympic Games in the shortest time.

It is worth mentioning that the "eight-minute performance" time of the closing ceremonies of the recent Olympic Games has increased, with a total duration of 9 to 10 minutes.

　　[Highlights Prime Ministers and sports stars of many countries have come to the platform]

　　2016 Rio Olympics "Eight Minutes to Tokyo"

　　Prime Minister incarnate Super Mario

　　The style of the opening and closing performances of the Tokyo Olympics is controversial, but the Japanese won unanimous praise for the "Eight Minutes of Tokyo" in Rio.

In the promotional film broadcast on the spot, world-renowned celebrities and virtual characters such as Kitajima Kosuke, Captain Tsubasa, and Doraemon appeared one after another.

In the final scene of the promotional film, Shinzo Abe, then prime minister of Japan, played the role of Super Mario, a famous Nintendo game character in Japan, and appeared in the center of Maracanã Stadium using the "pipe" set up in the center of the venue, opening the scene of "Tokyo Eight Minutes" Prologue to the show.

Subsequently, dance performances with Japanese national theme elements were staged one after another. At the end of the dance, many dancers put on the look of "See you in Tokyo", and Shinzo Abe handed the symbolic red ball to Kitajima Kosuke.

　　2012 London Olympics "Eight Minutes to Rio"

　　Samba Carnival + Pele

　　In "Eight Minutes in Rio", Brazilians showcased the "quintessence" of samba to the extreme.

The beginning of the performance was a samba drama: Renato Solisu, a well-known dancer and sanitation worker in orange overalls, walked to the center of the stage and danced samba with a broom.

Under Sorisu's guidance, the security personnel who tried to stop him also jumped up.

Soon, hundreds of dancers gathered around him from all directions, and the stadium became a samba carnival.

Later, after the legendary song, Marissa Monte became the goddess of the ocean dreamy debut, and the rapper BNegao used a song "Atomic Maracao" to send a warm invitation to the people of the world.

At the end of the performance, the actors gathered in the center of the stage and the ball king Bailey entered, and many fans ran for tears.

　　2008 Beijing Olympic Games "London Eight Minutes"

　　Double decker bus + star Beckham

　　The theme image of "Eight Minutes in London" is a double-decker bus that is representative of the city.

The whole performance develops according to the plot: at the station, some Londoners are waiting for the bus, and a red bus drove into the Bird's Nest station. At this time, the carriages spread out to form a stage.

Rock singers and performers in the carriage showed up to bring a British rock concert.

Dancers use street dance to express sports elements related to the Olympics.

At the end of the performance, the star Beckham boarded the bus and kicked a football into the stadium, symbolizing "London, we meet again"!

　　2004 Athens Olympics "Beijing Eight Minutes"

　　Chinese Kung Fu + Peking Opera + "Jasmine"

　　"Eight Minutes in Beijing" can be described as a masterpiece of concentrated Chinese culture. In the first section, a singing and dancing performance with ethnic characteristics was brought, 14 Chinese girls played "Jasmine" with pipa, erhu, tambourine and other musical instruments; in the second section, martial arts actors dressed in national costumes appeared on stage to show Chinese Kung Fu; in the third section, Young actors from the Chinese opera school came on stage to bring Peking opera performances. Finally, a little girl appeared on stage, sang "Jasmine" with a lantern in her hand, sang one song, and shouted "Welcome to Beijing".