24 iconic images from the 2024 Paris Olympics
If the Paris Olympics were a movie, the French capital was a character, providing a picturesque and historic backdrop to many of the events.
With the closing ceremony marking the end of an Olympic Games rich with amazing moments, here's a look at 24 of the most iconic images.
Competitors in the women's individual triathlon dive into the Seine after the event was delayed due to water quality issues. Several athletes in the men's and women's fields became ill after competing and missed the mixed relay.
Belgian cycling superstar Remco Evenepoel celebrates an unprecedented Olympic double in the shadows of the famous Eiffel Tower after following up a time trial victory with a first-place finish in the men's road race.
Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler Mijain Lopez places his shoes in the center of the mat following the final, symbolizing retirement from competition. Lopez became the first person to win gold in the same event in five consecutive Games.
Slovakia's Yang Wang is the epitome of focus during a men's table tennis Round of 64 singles match against China's Chuqin Wang.
China's Long Daoyi and Wang Zongyuan compete in the men's 3m synchronized diving. The pair edged a Mexican duo for the gold medal to complete the nation's sweep of all four synchronized diving events at the 2024 Olympics.
United States gymnastics star Suni Lee performs an aerial cartwheel during the women's balance beam final. Lee fell earlier in the routine and finished without a medal.
Brazil's Gabriel Medina's celebration of his Olympic-record 9.90 surfing score is responsible for one of the Games' most iconic images. The three-time world champ later won bronze.
Also from the surfing competition, a whale breaches the surface as Brazil's Tatiana Weston-Webb and Costa Rica's Brisa Hennessy compete in the women's surfing semifinals 9,300 miles away from Paris in Teahupo'o, Tahiti.
Ireland's Erin King goes to great lengths to keep hold of teammate Emily Lane after the latter caught the ball on a lineout in the women's rugby sevens clash with Great Britain.
Guests and participants at a women's field hockey match between the Netherlands and France at the Stade Yves Du Manoir outside Paris are treated to a sunset spectacle.
Defending champs Italy look on as Andre De Grasse leads Canada to a shock win in the 4x100m relay. With the result, De Grasse tied Penny Oleksiak as the country's most decorated Olympian with seven medals.
South Korean silver medalist Kim Yeji sports shooting tech and a deadpan facial expression. She became the star of the women's 10m air pistol final, alongside Turkey's Yusuf Dikec. This is what the kids call aura.
New Zealand's William McKenzie and Isaac McHardie celebrate winning silver in the men's skiff 49erFX class sailing medal race by posing underwater.
A teary-eyed Andy Murray bids adieu to a decorated tennis career to rapturous applause at Stade Roland Garros after bowing out in men's doubles. Murray, 37, won gold in the singles competition in 2012 and 2016.
American Cole Hocker beats compatriot Yared Nuguse, Great Britain's Josh Kerr, and reigning champ Jared Ingebrigtsen from Norway in the men's 1500m to establish a new Olympic record at the distance.
Newcomer kayak cross, a chaotic smorgasbord of all whitewater disciplines, requires the four kayakers to be launched into the water from a ramp more than two metres above the surface.
A quartet from Great Britain race around the track at the National Velodrome of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in the southwestern suburbs of Paris during the women's cycling team pursuit competition.
The Luxor Obelisk at the famous Place de la Concorde at the eastern end of the Champs-Elysees pierces the sky as France's Anthony Jeanjean attempts an aerial move in the men's BMX park final.
Great Britain's Tommy Fleetwood looks on as American Scottie Scheffler is overcome by emotions after receiving the gold medal in the men's golf individual stroke play competition.
Japan's Koki Kano (L) and Hungary's Tibor Andrasfi compete in the men's epee individual semifinal at the Grand Palais, a museum that was temporarily closed during the Olympics and used for the fencing competition.
Gustave Eiffel's unmistakable architectural feat again provides a scenic backdrop, this time for the beach volleyball stadium at the Champ de Mars.
Team United States gymnasts Simone Biles (L) and Jordan Chiles (R) honor veteran Brazilian gold medalist Rebeca Andrade following the women's floor exercise. Hang it in the Louvre? The Louvre may oblige.
Noah Lyles beats Jamaica's Kishane Thompson by 0.005 seconds to become the first American to win the men's 100m sprint since 2004. A layered image from Getty shows just how competitive the race was.
