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"One Direction will play at the London 2012 Olympics closing ceremony, it has been reported. The X Factor boyband were first linked to the event earlier this month when a report suggested the ceremony would celebrate the best of British music.  According to a fresh report in The Mirror, One Direction will take to the stage with Ed Sheeran. The Who, Take That, Queen and a newly-reunited Spice Girls are also rumoured to be performing at the event. Niall Horan recently tweeted: &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t know if it&amp;#039;s just me, but the excitement in London is unbelievable! Its gonna be a great games (sic).&amp;quot; One Direction&amp;#039;s spokesperson refused to comment on whether the band will be involved in the closing ceremony. Watch celebrities discuss their favourite Olympic sports with Digital Spy below:   Photo gallery - London 2012 Olympics:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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