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A selection of standout images from the Paris Olympics

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The Paris Olympics comes to a close on Sunday night after two weeks of competition.

Here the PA news agency picks out some of the best images from this year’s Games.

An athlete on the parallel bars
An athlete during his routine on the parallel bars during the men’s qualification at the gymnastics (Peter Byrne/PA)
Joe Fraser on the rings
Great Britain’s Joe Fraser performs on the rings during the qualification rounds at the artistic gymnastics (Peter Byrne/PA)
Rhys McClenaghan performing on the pommel horse
Rhys McClenaghan during his qualification routine on the pommel horse. He would go on to win Ireland’s first gymnastics Olympic gold (Peter Byrne/PA)
Beach volleyball taking place in front of the Eiffel Tower
Steven van de Velde and Matthew Immers (right) of the Netherlands during the beach volleyball preliminaries in front of the Eiffel Tower. Van de Velde, a convicted child rapist, was greeted by some boos on his Olympic debut in Paris (David Davies/PA)
Paris 2024 Olympic Games – Day Two
Paris 2024 marked the return of Simone Biles, who, after winning bronze  at Tokyo 2020, withdrew from her remaining individual events due to the ‘twisties’. The gymnast went on to take a hat-trick of golds and one silver medal in Paris (Mike Egerton/PA)
Fans walking through mists of water at the Eiffel Tower
Spectators walk through a mist of water near the Eiffel Tower (John Walton/PA)
Tom Daley and Noah Williams with their medals
Great Britain’s Noah Williams plants a kiss on team-mate Tom Daley’s cheek as the pair show off their silver medals from the men’s 10m synchronised event. Paris 2024 was Daley’s fifth Games since making his bow at Beijing 2008 (Mike Egerton/PA)
Adam Burgess celebrating his medal
Great Britain’s Adam Burgess celebrates after taking silver in the men’s canoe single final, his first Olympic medal (John Walton/PA)
Lukas Rohan competing in the canoe single
Czech Republic’s Lukas Rohan made a splash during the men’s canoe single final (John Walton/PA)
Boyd Martin aboard Fedarman B at the eventing
USA’s Boyd Martin aboard Fedarman B during the eventing individual jumping final. The equestrian events took place at the Chateau de Versailles (David Davies/PA)
Andy Murray and Dan Evans celebrating with their arms in the ait
Andy Murray and Dan Evans celebrate after winning their men’s doubles second round match. The pair would eventually bow out in the quarter-finals in what was Murray’s final match of his professional career (Martin Rickett/PA)
Sun Jiaqi with her bike in the air during women's park qualification
China’s Sun Jiaqi competing at the women’s park qualification (David Davies/PA)
Simone Biles on the uneven bars
Simone Biles in action on the uneven bars for Team USA in the team final (Mike Egerton/PA)
Alex Yee and other athletes competing in the triathlon
Alex Yee (left, 56) competing in the men’s triathlon at the Pont Alexandre III en route to a gold medal (David Davies/PA)
Alex Yee and Hayden Wilde sat chatting after the triathlon
Yee (right) with New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde. The Team GB triathlete won gold after surging past Wilde to secure a thrilling victory (David Davies/PA)
Lois Toulson wipes a tear from Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix
Lois Toulson wipes a tear from Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix after the pair earned a hard-fought bronze medal in the women’s synchronised 10m platform final (John Walton/PA)
Anthony Jeanjean doing a trick at the BMX final
France’s Anthony Jeanjean performs a trick during the men’s BMX Freestyle final (David Davies/PA)
China’s Zhang Boheng on the pommel horse
China’s Zhang Boheng performs on the pommel during the men’s all-around final, where he finished with silver (John Walton/PA)
Jake Jarman on the rings
Team GB’s Jake Jarman performs on the rings in the all-round final (John Walton/PA)
Competitors at the men's 20km race walk
Competitors during the men’s 20km race walk at the Trocadero (David Davies/PA)
Helen Glover with her children
Helen Glover with her children Logan, Kit and Willow after winning a silver medal in the women’s rowing four. Silver in Paris was her third Olympic medal across four Games (John Walton/PA)
Team USA celebrating at the Grand Palais
Team USA’s Jacqueline Dubrovich, Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs and Maia Mei Weintraub celebrate their victory over Italy in the women’s foil team final at the Grand Palais (John Walton/PA)
Lauren Scruggs celebrating victory
Lauren Scruggs celebrates on her knees after beating Italy in the women’s foil team final (John Walton/PA)
Croatia’s Martin Sinkovic and Valent Sinkovic celebrate in their boat
Croatia’s Martin Sinkovic and Valent Sinkovic celebrate winning gold in the rowing men’s pair finals (John Walton/PA)
Emily Craig and Imogen Grant show their emotions
Great Britain’s Emily Craig and Imogen Grant show their emotion during the ceremony for the rowing lightweight women’s double sculls finals in which they won gold (John Walton/PA)
Germany’s Christian Kukuk at the equestrian
Germany’s Christian Kukuk aboard Checker 47 performing at the jumping team final (David Davies/PA)
Emmanuel Macron putting a medal around the neck of Romane Dicko
President of France, Emmanuel Macron, presents France’s judoka Romane Dicko with a bronze medal (Mike Egerton/PA)
BMX riders in action
BMX riders in action at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines BMX Stadium (David Davies/PA)
Beach volleyball in front of the Eiffel Tower
Team USA’s Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng play Germany’s Svenja Mueller and Cinja Tillmann in the beach volleyball under the glow of the Eiffel Tower (John Walton/PA)
Fencers compete at the Grand Palais
Italy’s Irene Vecchi (left) and Algeria’s Saoussen Boudiaf compete at the Grand Palais (John Walton/PA)
Riders passing Basilique du Sacre Coeur de Montmartre
The peloton passes the Basilique du Sacre Coeur de Montmartre during the men’s cycling road race (David Davies/PA)
Riders cycling past the Louvre
Riders pass the Louvre Museum during the women’s cycling road race (David Davies/PA)
Mahdi Olfat in action at the vault
Iran’s Mahdi Olfat performs in the men’s vault final (Mike Egerton/PA)
Scottie Scheffler with his wife and son
Meredith Scudder, wife of Scottie Scheffler (left), shares a kiss with her husband while cradling their son Bennett. Scheffler took gold in the men’s golf competition at Le Golf National (John Walton/PA)
The men's 100m final finish
The finish of the men’s 100m final, which was won by Noah Lyles in a photo finish (David Davies/PA)
Armand Duplantis on the pole vault
Armand Duplantis won the men’s pole vault final. He set a new world record on his way to winning gold, clearing 6.25 metres to beat the 6.24 metres he set in the Xiamen Diamond League in April this year (Peter Byrne/PA)
Paris 2024 Olympic Games – Day Ten
Team USA’s Taylor Spivey (left) in action during the mixed relay triathlon at the Pont Alexandre III. The USA went on to edge out Team GB and claim silver (David Davies/PA)
Keely Hodgkinson celebrating her 800m success
Keely Hodgkinson wears a crown after winning the women’s 800 metres final to take the gold medal. She found herself in front at the halfway point and pulled away in the home straight to win in 1:56.72 (Peter Byrne/PA)
Keely Hodgkinson crossing the finish line
Hodgkinson celebrates crossing the finishing line in the women’s 800 metres final (Peter Byrne/PA)
Athletes competing in the women’s 5000m final
Athletes competing in the women’s 5000 metres final (Peter Byrne/PA)
Toby Roberts in action on the climbing wall
Great Britain’s Toby Roberts during his men’s boulder and lead semi-final. He would go on to win gold in the final (Peter Byrne/PA)
The sun setting over the Eiffel Tower stadium
The sun sets over the Eiffel Tower stadium (Mike Egerton/PA)
Imane Khelif being fanned by her coaches
Imane Khelif during her women’s 66kg semi-final. The Algerian boxer was one of two fighters at the centre of a gender eligibility row during the Games. She won gold after beating Liu Yang (Peter Byrne/PA)
Kellie Harrington holding up her gold medal
Ireland’s Kellie Harrington beat Wenlu Yang in the women’s 60kg final to claim a gold medal. She confirmed her retirement from boxing post-bout (Peter Byrne/PA)
Team GB's women's team pursuit riders at the Velodrome
Great Britain’s Elinor Barker, Josie Knight, Anna Morris and Jessica Roberts during the women’s team pursuit heats. They would go on to claim a bronze medal later (David Davies/PA)
Chelsea Gubecka and Leah Crisp competing in the
Australia’s Chelsea Gubecka and Great Britain’s Leah Crisp competing in the women’s 10km marathon swim (David Davies/PA)
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