Now they light up the finale: Team GB's record breakers add colour to the Rio Olympics closing ceremony with flashing red, white and blue LED trainers
- Team GB added to the colourful display at the Rio 2016 closing ceremony
- Athletes wore shoes with LED lights which flashed red, white and blue
- At one point they took them off and held them in the air as they danced
- They were a huge hit with television viewers who took to social media
Team GB added to the colourful display at the Olympics closing ceremony by wearing flashing trainers.
The athletes stood out from the crowd in the shoes with LED lights which flashed red, white and blue as they walked through the Maracana in Rio.
At one point they all took them off and held them in the air as they danced.
Team GB added to the colourful display at the Olympics closing ceremony by wearing flashing trainers
The athletes stood out from the crowd in the shoes with LED lights which flashed red, white and blue as they walked through the Maracana in Rio
Rowing double gold medallist Helen Glover tweeted a picture wearing the flashing trainers saying: ‘The shoes are about to enter the arena... #ClosingCeremony’
At one point they all took them off and held them in the air as they danced
They were a hit with television viewers who took to social media to ask where the could buy them.
Rowing double gold medallist Helen Glover tweeted a picture wearing the flashing trainers saying: ‘The shoes are about to enter the arena... #ClosingCeremony’.
The shoes were part of the official Team GB closing ceremony outift designed by workwear and uniform specialist Simon Jersey.
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The outfit also included shorts, T-shirts and a white jacket with the word ‘obrigado’ on the back, thank you in Portuguese - though many athletes also covered up with waterproof ponchos. The shoes are charged via a USB port.
‘Rio 2016 has been another great Games for the team and after the buzz of London 2012, we wanted to mark the Closing Ceremony with something a little different,’ a spokesman for Simon Jersey said.
‘Rio is known for its love of parties and carnivals and wearable tech is becoming more popular, so we thought the most fun and patriotic way to use this in the outfits is through lights.
The Team GB athletes with illuminated shoes parade in the Maracana Stadium during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
They were a hit with television viewers who took to social media to ask where the could buy them
‘The athletes all loved the shoes and are looking forward to wearing them. We just hope they remember to charge them before the ceremony.’
To the beat of samba drums, four-time Olympian Kate Richardson-Walsh beamed proudly as, watched by an estimated TV audience of one billion, she carried the Union Jack into the giant Maracana stadium.
The 36-year-old was a hugely popular choice as flagbearer after the brilliant penalty shoot-out victory over Holland captivated and enthralled all those watching in Britain on Friday.
To the beat of samba drums, four-time Olympian Kate Richardson-Walsh beamed proudly
For 16 years Kate has been on this journey with Team GB and has embodied the values and spirit of our Olympians throughout her career both as a captain and an athlete
The Maracana filled with colourful floats and dancers, many of them scantily clad, from the carnival and samba schools across the city, including one from a favela
Great Britain smashed their target of 48 medals to make Rio 2016 the country's best ever 'away' Games, and ended up with 67 medals - two more than London's remarkable haul.
The success of athletes including Mo Farah, Nicola Adams, Jason Kenny and Laura Trott spurred the nation on and boxer Joe Joyce can make it 28 golds by winning the men's super heavyweight final.
As the closing ceremony drew closer, Team GB had collected 27 gold, 22 silver and 17 bronze medals.
China picked up more medals than Britain with 70 but with 27 of them gold and only one more athlete left to compete, the nation cannot overtake Team GB.
The head of Team GB last night hailed the nation's 'greatest ever' Olympics and heaped praise on Britain's 'magnificent' athletes, including Mo Farah (pictured)
Cycling couple Jason Kenny and Laura Trott, pictured, now have 10 Olympic gold medals between them
Team GB is as strong as ever in rowing as well with the men's eight beating Germany in a nail-biting finish
(L-r) Mo Sibhi, Alex Gregory, George Nash and Constantine Louloudis took gold for Britain in the coxless four
Our cyclists remain as strong as ever with the men's team pursuit squad, pictured, including Sir Bradley Wiggins, far right, taking gold
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