Two weeks of sporting action have seemingly whizzed by as people across the world watched athletes from more than 200 countries competing in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
This year's competition began with a rather interesting opening ceremony along the River Seine on July 26 and on Sunday night (August 11), the closing ceremony will come to an end and the attention will turn to Los Angeles 2028 with a star-studded spectacle set to take place tonight at the Stade de France.
And Great Britain has a lot to celebrate after another impressive games. It's been revealed that Team GB have beaten their medal tally from Tokyo 2020 with 65 medals overall consisting of 14 gold, 22 silver, and 29 bronze.
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Epic moments for athletes from across the UK and Northern Ireland came in thick and fast with the likes of Keely Hodgkinson triumphing in the 800 metres, Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe claiming a first artistic swimming medal for GB in their Olympic debut and Alex Yee roaring back from 14 seconds behind to win triathalon gold.
Sports fans also saw Andy Murray play competitively for the final time after taking on the men’s doubles, Adam Peaty make a silver medal-winning comeback in the pool and diver Tom Daley completing his collection of Olympic medals with a silver alongside Noah Williams in the men’s synchronised 10m platform event.
Here are all of Team GB's winners and medals:
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