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| Date | 18 March 2018 |
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| Time | 20:00-21:35 KST (UTC+9) |
| Venue | Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium |
| Location | Pyeongchang, South Korea |
| Filmed by | Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) |
| Footage | The ceremony on the IPC YouTube channel on YouTube |
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The 2018 Winter Paralympics closing ceremony was held at Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on March 18, 2018. [1] [2]
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The flag bearers from each participating country entered the stadium informally in single file, ordered by ganada order of the Korean alphabet, and behind them marched all the athletes, without any distinction or grouping by nationality.
The IPC President Andrew Parsons paid tribute to the late Stephen Hawking in his closing speech. [8]
The flag was passed by the mayor of Pyeongchang, Shim Jae-kook, to IPC President, Andrew Parsons, who then handed over to the mayor of Beijing, Chen Jining.
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