On the track, this was an Olympics that represented a changing of the guard following the retirements of Sir Jason and Dame Laura Kenny since Tokyo, two greats who amassed 12 Olympic gold medals between them. While the gold count was lower than at recent Games, Finucane’s bronze means Great Britain finish the track cycling...
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Great Britain swimmers return six-medal haul including several gold near misses
Adam Peaty missed the chance to join Michael Phelps in an exclusive club but he was not the only Great British swimmer dashed by fingertip finishes at the Paris Olympics. Peaty could have become only the second male to win a third straight Olympic title in the same event but was pipped to the wall...
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The sporting stars who had their final Olympic Games hurrah in Paris
The Paris Olympics has created new household names but has also seen the final hurrah for a number of stars. Some left with medals around their necks while for others the experience was bittersweet. Here, the PA news agency looks at the big names bowing out. Andy Murray One of Britain’s all-time sporting greats, Murray...
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Paris Olympics 2024: Who are the six medallists from Northern Ireland?
Gold: Women’s quadruple sculls The most dramatic gold of the Olympics may well have been Hannah Scott and Team GB’s quadruple sculls’ success as they took the title by just 0.15 seconds. In a stunning race with the Netherlands, the quartet of Scott, Lauren Henry, Lola Anderson and Georgie Brayshaw trailed the Dutch crew with...
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Paris Olympics: Kate French out of modern pentathlon with illness
Great Britain’s defending Olympic champion Kate French has withdrawn from the modern pentathlon final in Paris because of illness. The 33-year-old was ranked fifth after Saturday’s semi-finals, just four points behind leader and fellow Briton Kerenza Bryson. She has been replaced in the final by reserve athlete Annika Zillekens of Germany. “This has been an...
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Olympics 2024 LIVE: Women’s marathon updates and Emma Finucane in track cycling
Olympic skateboarder decries deterioration of bronze medal The Olympics reaches its final day with the Paris 2024 Games still offering some final sport with Team GB bidding to add some final medals. The women’s marathon kicks off Day 16, with Tigist Assefa and Sifan Hassan among the star athletes tackling the intimidating 26.2 mile course....
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Today at the Olympics: Sunday’s schedule and highlights including Emma Finucane
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news As the Paris 2024 Olympics comes to a close, the final day of what has been a monumental year for the Games should deliver its...
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Day 16 at the Olympics: Au revoir Paris
As Paris 2024 draws to a close, Team GB still have medal chances before the closing ceremony sees the end of the Games.Weightlifting, cycling and modern pentathlon will be the focus as organisers prepare for the handover to Los Angeles. SUPER CAMPBELL ON SUNDAY Emily Campbell in action at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in...
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Colony that conquered: how Australia outshone Great Britain at the Paris Olympics | Kieran Pender
It is one of the most intense and multifaceted rivalries in world sport: the English, or sometimes the British, against their former colony Australia. From cricket to rugby to track cycling to lawn bowls, duels between British and Australian teams and athletes have been a defining feature of many international sporting events for over a...
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Loughborough closes out the first stage of the games with 16 medals
As the curtain comes down on two weeks of thrilling sporting action in Paris, Loughborough-linked athletes will return home with an incredible 16 medals – three more than Tokyo 2020 with the Paralympic Games still to come. A total of four gold, four silver, and eight bronze medals were amassed across swimming, triathlon, rowing, athletics,...
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The Hollywood Olympics: All you need to know about Los Angeles 2028
BBC US friends in Paris are hoping for some Hollywood glamour at the next Games As the Olympics come to a close in Paris, the Olympic flag will shortly be handed over to the 2028 host city, Los Angeles. US citizens who travelled to Paris for this year’s Games told the BBC they have high...
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What can Team GB stars hope to earn after Olympic medals?
Getty Images Georgie Brayshaw, whose rowing team won gold in Paris, hopes for a sponsorship Standing on the Olympic podium, medal in hand, is the pinnacle of an athlete’s career. Years of gruelling training, determination and sacrifice have led to this moment. Everything has paid off – potentially in more ways than one. In the...