Fireworks light up the sky over the Jiangwan Stadium last night as the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games come to an end. -Shanghai Daily

Lu Feiran/ Shanghai Daily news

The city last night farewelled the 7,450 athletes and their coaches and families who attended the 10-day Special Olympics World Summer Games.

As the curtain came down at a glittering closing ceremony at the 70-year-old Jiangwan Stadium, Special Olympics International Chairman Timothy Shriver declared the Shanghai Games the best in history.