Rio Olympics 2016: Your full guide to the who, what, where and when of the Closing ceremony

THE feast of sporting action and drama in Rio will sadly come to an end on Sunday with the Olympic closing ceremony.

The Maracana Stadium will play host to the spectacular ending of the games, which gives the thousands of athletes who have thrilled us the opportunity to say farewell and celebrate the hundreds of memories they created.

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Rio de Janeiro carnival designer Rosa Magalhaes is the man tasked with serving up the event as creative director of the ceremony.

He will no doubt inject some samba style as he looks to top the brilliant opening of the games a fortnight ago.

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Sunday night’s spectacular will also give the 2020 hosts, Tokyo, an opportunity to give us a glimpse of their as the Olympic flag moves from South America to Japan.

And the honour of extinguishing the Olympic flame will fall upon Brazilian marathon runner Vanderlei de Lima.

Here is your guide to the Closing Ceremony in Rio:

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Date, time and venue

The 2016 Olympic closing ceremony begins at midnight BST and will be held at the Maracana Stadium. It is expected to last over three hours.

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Where to watch

The BBC will deliver live coverage on TV, radio and online, starting at 23:25 BST.

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What can we expect to see?

It is a secret, but after stars such as the Spice Girls, One Direction and Elton John appeared at the one in London four years ago, expect something big.

Of course, you will see the torch handover to Tokyo too.