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LIGHT ON THEIR FEET

Rio Olympics 2016: Team GB dazzle at Olympic closing ceremony as they walk in with light-up trainers then wave them around

TEAM GB lit up the Rio Olympics for two weeks - and then they dazzled at the closing ceremony with their light-up trainers.

The footwear had luminous soles - with each of the British members who attended the ceremony able to wear the treads.

Rowing gold medal heroine Helen Glover shows off Team GB's incredible glowing trainers
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Rowing gold medal heroine Helen Glover shows off Team GB's incredible glowing trainersCredit: Instagram
British athletes took off their trainers and started waving them around in the dark
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British athletes took off their trainers and started waving them around in the darkCredit: Getty Images
Team GB athletes wore light-up shoes in the Olympics closing ceremony
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Team GB athletes wore light-up shoes in the Olympics closing ceremonyCredit: Getty Images
Team GB athletes wore special flashing shoes as they entered the Maracana Stadium for the closing ceremony
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Team GB athletes wore special flashing shoes as they entered the Maracana Stadium for the closing ceremonyCredit: Instagram
The British athletes wore track suit jackets and shorts with flashing trainers at the closing ceremony
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The British athletes wore track suit jackets and shorts with flashing trainers at the closing ceremonyCredit: Instagram

And the Brits were easy to spot across the stadium, with their trainer dazzling during moments when the lights went out in the Maracana.

The footwear was also given a severe test by the weather, as a wet and windy weather front descended across Rio.

But that didn't seem to bother any of the athletes in the closing ceremony as they partied into the night.

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