Under a slowly rusting Parisian sky, an Olympic Games was brought to a glittering close at the Stade de France on Sunday night.
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach described the Paris 2024 Olympics as "sensational" as the global showpiece came to a close on Sunday.
Paris 2024 has produced many memorable moments, from Noah Lyles being crowned the fastest man in the world to Femke Bol's heroics and Snoop Dogg's cameos.
Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan completed a remarkable week with Olympic gold in the women's marathon on Sunday morning after winning two bronzes in the two long-distance track events.
Newly-crowned Olympic champion Lin Yu Ting, one of the boxers at the centre of a gender eligibility row, insisted she has not paid too much attention to outside noise throughout the Paris Games.
Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles has confirmed he is all but certain to skip the relays after contracting Covid-19 in Paris.