{"id":4771,"date":"2026-05-11T12:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/?post_type=csat-story-chapter&#038;p=4771"},"modified":"2026-06-18T14:53:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:53:36","slug":"closing-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"csat-story-chapter","link":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/en\/story\/closing-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Closing ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"csat-block wp-block-csat-blocks-rich-text no-parent csat-block width_layout_contained\">\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-content\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-csat-blocks-block-rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 1, after <strong>14 days<\/strong> and <strong>198 events<\/strong>, the Montreal Games came to an end. It was time to pass the torch to Moscow. The closing ceremony featured a prominent Indigenous presence, marking the beginning of better representation of First Nations in the Olympic movement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element no-parent csat-block width_contained alignment_centered\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"900\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-1772\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/en\/gallery\/closing-ceremony-2\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"1772\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;image &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583350-20260112-p2-ra-900px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"In the centre\u202fof the packed Montreal Olympic Stadium stand two teepees, one red, the other white. Both feature a stylized picture of an animal: a deer or caribou on the red one, and a buffalo on the white one. Many people dance around them, wearing outfits in solid colours.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583350-20260112-p2-ra-900px.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583350-20260112-p2-ra-900px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583350-20260112-p2-ra-900px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583350-20260112-p2-ra-900px-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583350-20260112-p2-ra-900px-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583350-20260112-p2-ra-900px-345x230.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583350-20260112-p2-ra-900px-795x530.jpg 795w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\">Closing ceremony of the Montreal Olympic Games, August 1, 1976<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"csat-block wp-block-csat-blocks-rich-text no-parent csat-block width_layout_contained\">\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-content\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-csat-blocks-block-rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After Lord Killanin, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), welcomed the athletes, 500\u202fhigh school girls streamed onto the field to form the five coloured Olympic rings as the orchestra played a march using a blend of traditional and Indigenous instruments. This was followed by a parade of 600 dancers and Indigenous people who erected a teepee in the centre of each ring, adding a spectacular and highly symbolic aspect to the scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element no-parent csat-block width_contained alignment_centered\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"1000\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-1768\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/en\/gallery\/closing-ceremony\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"1768\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;image &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583320-20260112-p2-ra-1000px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"In the centre\u202fof the Olympic Stadium, a crowd of brightly costumed people wanders around a tall yellow teepee during the closing ceremony of the Games. In the background above the packed grandstands, a giant screen displays in French, &quot;Farewell, Montreal, til we meet in Moscow.&quot;\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583320-20260112-p2-ra-1000px.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583320-20260112-p2-ra-1000px-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583320-20260112-p2-ra-1000px-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583320-20260112-p2-ra-1000px-500x334.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583320-20260112-p2-ra-1000px-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583320-20260112-p2-ra-1000px-345x230.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2026\/01\/m2020951583320-20260112-p2-ra-1000px-795x530.jpg 795w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\">Closing ceremony of the Montreal Olympic Games, August 1, 1976<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"csat-block wp-block-csat-blocks-rich-text no-parent csat-block width_layout_contained\">\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-content\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-csat-blocks-block-rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Olympic flag was lowered to the sounds of the Olympic hymn and borne away to a farewell song composed by Andr\u00e9 Mathieu. Finally, the flame was slowly extinguished as Montreal-born musician Maynard Ferguson played a trumpet solo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Farewell, Montreal, <strong>\u2018til we meet in Moscow!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":4772,"template":"","class_list":["post-4771","csat-story-chapter","type-csat-story-chapter","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":4771,"fr":1764},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/csat-story-chapter\/4771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/csat-story-chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/csat-story-chapter"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/csat-story-chapter\/4771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6353,"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/csat-story-chapter\/4771\/revisions\/6353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/olympiques-montreal-1976-olympics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}