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Paris Organising Committee: While public attention is focused on the grand opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics set to be held on the Seine River, the Paris Organising Committee has already commenced rehearsals for the closing ceremony.

The closing ceremony performance, themed "Records," will be held in the evening of August 11 at the Stade de France. Like the opening ceremony, the closing ceremony is created and directed by renowned French director Thomas Jolly, reports Xinhua.

To avoid potential instability, the rehearsals are being conducted at a location about an hour's drive from Paris. The organising committee selected a spacious secret venue and built a stage the same size as the one to be used for the closing ceremony.