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| Closing Ceremony | ||||||
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A breathtakingly elegant dance by a troupe of traditional dancers | |||||
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Competitors from different countries wait patiently for the medal presentations. | |||||
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A view of the stage over the heads of the competitors | |||||
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The orchestra added stirring music to the occasion ... | |||||
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... to the delight of the audience | |||||
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Korean and Swiss Mechatronics Gold Medallists heading for the podium for the presentation ceremony | |||||
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The Korean and Swiss Mechatronics Gold Medallists on the podium... | |||||
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.... joined by Team Singapore | |||||
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The Mechatronics medals are presented | |||||
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Yet again there are 4 Golds and 2 Bronzes in the Mechatronics competition | |||||
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The President of the Korean Manpower Agency addressing the audience | |||||
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Korea's Minister of Labour addressing the audience | |||||
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A close-up of the giant monitor showing Korea's Minister of Labour addressing the audience | |||||
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Jack Dusseldorp, President of WorldSkills addressing the audience | |||||
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A close-up of one of the giant monitors with Jack Dusseldorp, President of WorldSkills, addressing the audience - he talked about the importance.... | |||||
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......of promoting Skills and Vocational Education amongst our youth generation worldwide | |||||
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The ceremonial lowering of the WorldSkills flag marks the end of the 36th competition in Seoul | |||||
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Switzerland, the host of the 37th WSC 2003 took the WorldSkills flag over from Korea | |||||
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The Country Best Competitor for member country is called forward.... | |||||
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..... to receive a gold medal | |||||
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Spontaneously people flood onto the stage... | |||||
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...to celebrate ... | |||||
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....not only the successful completion of the 36th WorldSkills competition... | |||||
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...but the feeling shared by us all, that despite the tragic events that occurred just before the competition on 11 September, ... | |||||
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... that "We are the World!" | |||||
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... brought to an exciting climax of colour and sound by the completely unexpected exploding of streamers! | |||||