Denmark's Kim Astrup and Malaysia's Aaron Chia play the shuttle in a rally in the men's doubles badminton bronze medal match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on August 4, 2024.-AFP
As the 2024 Olympics draws to a close on Sunday (Aug 11), it has been the source of many instances of triumph and heartbreak.
Looking back, here are some of the memorable moments.
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Runners take the start in the women's marathon of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on August 11, 2024. -AFP
Bronze medallists Aaron Chia of Malaysia and Wooi Yik Soh of Malaysia pose with their medals during the ceremony. -Reuters
Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia reacts after winning the men's singles badminton bronze medal match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on August 5, 2024.-AFP
China's Chen Yiwen competes in the women's 3m springboard diving final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 9, 2024.-AFP
Brazil's Gabriel Medina reacts after getting a large wave in the 5th heat of the men's surfing round 3, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on July 29, 2024. -AFP
Carlos Edriel Yulo of Philippines in action. -Reuters
Gold medallist US' Masai Russell crosses the finish line in the women's 100m hurdles final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 10, 2024. -AFP
Australia's Ariarne Titmus competes in the final of the women's 4x200m freestyle relay swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on August 1, 2024. -AFP
USA's Laura Kraut rides Baloutinue during the Jumping Individual final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Versailles, France. -AP
Algeria's Imane Khelif and China's Yang Liu (Blue) compete in the women's 66kg final boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Roland-Garros Stadium, in Paris on August 9, 2024. -AFP
Simone Biles, of the United States, competes during the women's artistic gymnastics individual balance beam finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. -AP
Athletes compete in the swimming race in the Seine during the women's individual triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024 in Paris, France. -AP
Arshad Nadeem, of Pakistan, competes during the men's javelin throw final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. -AP
Noah Lyles of United States crosses the finish line to win gold. -Reuters
Men's Final Fencing Bonus Round - Chateau de Versailles, Versailles, France - August 10, 2024. Alexandre Dallenbach of Switzerland in action against Taishu Sato of Japan. -Reuters
Karel Tilga of Estonia in action.-Reuters
South Korea's Lim Si-hyeon gestures while standing on the podium to receive the women's archery individual gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Paris, France. -AP
Georgia's Lasha Talakhadze competes in the men's +102kg weightlifting event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the South Paris Arena in Paris, on August 10, 2024.-AFP
Belgium's Nicky Degrendele, China's Yuan Liying and Netherlands' Steffie van der Peet react after crashing in a women's track cycling keirin quarter-final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, south-west of Paris, on August 8, 2024. -AFP
Anthony Edwards of United States in action. -Reuters
Gold medallist Haruka Kitaguchi of Japan reacts on the podium. -Reuters
Men's high jump gold medalist, Hamish Kerr, of New Zealand, centre, silver medalist, Shelby McEwen, of the United States, and bronze medalist Mutaz Essa Barshim, of Qatar, pose for a selfie on the podium, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. -AP
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