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Published 08:52 22 Aug 2016 BST
Updated 08:59 22 Aug 2016 BST
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Remember this? (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)[/caption]
Well Japan have gone one better than that with their effort at the closing of the Rio Olympics.
In a prepared video, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe realises he will be late for the festivities, so switches to his alter ego Super Mario in order to make it on time, using one of Mario's famous green tubes to get to Rio.
https://twitter.com/yurixlax/status/767618477297324032
It was a great effort from the politician and it went down very well with the viewers.
https://twitter.com/FrickleChip/status/767626316912943104
https://twitter.com/murakamikaze/status/767625844676239361
https://twitter.com/SooooBane/status/767625073511366656
https://twitter.com/corriechen/status/767622839138553856
https://twitter.com/sudestasien/status/767622227944730624
https://twitter.com/susiebubble/status/767622079692869632
But we leave you with this sobering thought...
https://twitter.com/JonCudby/status/767622108205711360
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