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===Closing===
The closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games takes place after all sporting events have concluded. Flag-bearers from each participating country enter, followed by the athletes who enter together, without any national distinction.
The [[Paralympic flag]] is taken down. Since the [[1988 Winter Paralympics]], with some exceptions, the national flag of the country hosting the next Summer or Winter Paralympic Games is hoisted while the corresponding national anthem is played. The games are officially closed, and the Paralympic flame is extinguished.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:gYE3_zHFNG4J:www.paralympic.org/export/sites/default/IPC/IPC_Handbook/Section_1/2009_11_20_Intellectual_Property_Bylaws_GB_approved.pdf+IPC+Handbook+June+2009+Bylaws+Governance+and+Organizational+and+Organizational+Structure,&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiWjg41x66Augn939CIag30vfielmgvqkGvzutyt2JY14aQsNRFV8bL4vbCOx4T2bc2BbDPuMHJgrbh3qy0H3lYiiR6PGTtQe9R58CERqilz0voxEZ72xzSyyLEydWvz8fngwQI IPC Handbook June 2009 Bylaws Governance and Organizational and Organizational Structure] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824094356/https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache%3AgYE3_zHFNG4J%3Awww.paralympic.org%2Fexport%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2FIPC%2FIPC_Handbook%2FSection_1%2F2009_11_20_Intellectual_Property_Bylaws_GB_approved.pdf+IPC+Handbook+June+2009+Bylaws+Governance+and+Organizational+and+Organizational+Structure%2C&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiWjg41x66Augn939CIag30vfielmgvqkGvzutyt2JY14aQsNRFV8bL4vbCOx4T2bc2BbDPuMHJgrbh3qy0H3lYiiR6PGTtQe9R58CERqilz0voxEZ72xzSyyLEydWvz8fngwQI |date=2021-08-24 }} (Google Quick View), [[International Paralympic Committee]] (IPC)</ref> After these compulsory elements, the next host nation briefly introduces itself with artistic displays of dance and theater representative of its culture.