Becks to star in closing ceremony

After Chinese wizardry at the Olympic opening ceremony, the next venue, London which hosts the games in 2012, will rely on famous footballer David Beckham to enthrall spectators at the closing’s handover ceremony on August 24.

The ceremony will also see former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page performing a duet with pop star Leona Lewis.

Signifying the handover to London, 33-year-old soccer superstar Beckham is expected to arrive on top of a red double-decker bus — a trademark London transport — and will then kick a football into the crowd to celebrate.

Hundreds of dancers from Britain will then perform a series of ballet and break-dancing routines as the countdown for 2012 Olympics gets underway.

The sensational opening ceremony on Aug 8 was a three-and-half-hour spectacle which culminated with Chinese gymnast Li Ning ‘flying’ around an imaginary track 80 metres in the air.