Australia enjoyed its best Olympics for gold medals across the 16 days but the more poignant stories came from athletes who didn’t win at Paris 2024
The slice of gold Australians have enjoyed with their breakfast – or nightcap – in the past two and a half weeks is sadly no more. After 16 days of competition, and Australia’s most successful Olympic campaign, the Paris Games have formally closed with a largely dazzling, sometimes hilarious and unquestionably long ceremony at the Stade de France.
But those who now have the Olympic taste need not wait too long for the cupboard to be restocked. The Brisbane 2032 Games are just eight years away, and in the so-called green and gold decade a better first step in Paris could not have been imagined.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/12/australia-team-paris-2024-olympics-most-successful-olympic-campaign-ever
Author : Jack Snape in Paris
Publish date : 2024-08-12 00:00:25
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