NEW: London 2012 *official* Olympic handover segment Beijing 2008

NEW EDIT - Official *video* of the official London 2012 Olympic Games handover segment from the Beijing 2008 Olympic closing ceremony - the full 8 minute segment and the flag handover. Features David Beckham, Leona Lewis and Jimmy Page and the Led Zeppelin track "whole lotta love". Please note that due to rights holder restrictions this is available in the UK only. This version syncs the title video with the music - in the live show the title video started 15 seconds later than the audio due to a server error. A red double-decker bus, three gold medal winning cyclists, footballer David Beckham and musicians Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis all featured in a spectacular show to mark the handover of the Olympic flag from Beijing to London. With around 1.5 billion people watching worldwide, London presented the eight minute performance as part of the closing ceremony of the Beijing Games in the National Stadium. The show was designed to be a 'calling card' for the next Host City and to invite to the rest of the world to come to London in four years' time. The stadium pulsated to a vibrant soundtrack which included an arrangement of traditional British tunes as well as rock. East Londoner Leona Lewis lent soaring vocals to the Led Zeppelin classic 'Whole Lotta Love', accompanied by legendary guitarist Jimmy Page. Dancers from Zoo Nation, CandoCo and the Royal Opera House joined the performance. Just before the performance London Mayor Boris Johnson was handed the flag by IOC President, Jacques Rogge, in front of a capacity 91,000 spectators and thousands of athletes. The Mayor will return to London with the flag next week and fly it outside City Hall. It will also be displayed at a celebration in Beijing tonight for athletes, organisers, senior politicians including Prime Minister Gordon Brown, spectators and the media.

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YouTube | September 2, 2008

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