The Stade de France saw some astonishing athletics as American Gabby Thomas finally claimed the global title she has promised for so long when she delivered a dominant performance to take Olympic 200 metres gold, as British sprinters, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita finished within 0.03 secs of a medal in the women's 200m.

Iron-man Bobby Finke and the U.S. women's medley relay team shattered world records in golden performances as the Olympic swim meet ended in exhilarating fashion with the Americans on top again.

After her silver-medal score came in during the women's floor exercise final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Simone Biles went over to Rebeca Andrade to give her a high-five and a big hug.

In the blue-ribbon event on the first weekend of athletics, American Noah Lyles won the Olympic men's 100m title by five-thousandths of a second from Jamaica's Kishane Thompson in a dramatic photo finish at Paris 2024, whilst in tennis, Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz in thrilling fashion to secure a long-awaited Olympic title and complete the career 'Golden Slam'.

Graham Thorpe, who has died aged 55, will be remembered as one of the best batters of his generation.

One of the international legacies that highlights the ethos of the Olympics Games came after Carlos Edriel Yulo became the first Filipino man ever to win a gold medal, the first (Filipino) to win any medal in gymnastics and the second to ever to finish on the top podium.