Paris 2024 has produced many memorable moments, from home favourite Teddy Riner’s double gold to Noah Lyles being crowned the fastest man in the world.
The competition has also produced its fair share of emotion as Andy Murray bid farewell to tennis, while a binned note stirred up emotions for gold-medal winning rower Lola Anderson.
Here the PA news agency takes a look at some of the most memorable moments from this year’s Games.
Dupont starts French gold rush
Olympic poster boy Antoine Dupont led France to their first gold medal of the games in rugby sevens. The 27-year-old attracted attention earlier this year after opting to skip the Six Nations and focus on the Olympics with the sevens side.
His gamble paid off as he put in a match-winning performance in the final against Fiji, fighting back from an early deficit to win 28-7.
Dupont lead the charge in the second half, setting up a try to put France ahead before scoring twice himself to secure France’s first gold medal of the Games and inflict Fiji’s first defeat in Olympic competition.
Simone Biles capped off her Olympic return in style by leaving Paris with three golds and a silver medal.
It was a redemptive return to the Olympics for the American gymnast who suffered with the “twisties” at Tokyo three years ago.
She made her mark in Paris with a hat-trick of golds in the team final and individual success in the all-round and vault events before rounding it off with silver on the floor.
One of the biggest draws of the Games saw home favourite Teddy Riner draw in huge crowds at the Champ de Mars Arena. The 6ft 6in judoka star had a huge part to play for France throughout the entire Games, starting at the opening ceremony where he joined triple Olympic champion Marie-Jose Perec in lighting the cauldron.
His time to shine on the mat came one week later, where he beat Kim Min-jong of South Korea in the men’s +100kg final.
Riner collected his fifth Olympic gold medal the next day, spearheading France to victory in the mixed team final.
