Australia's Olympic team, including gold medallists Jessica Fox, Kaylee McKeown and Ariarne Titmus, arrived back in Sydney on Wednesday to a rapturous welcome from friends, family and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Javelin gold medallist Arshad Nadeem arrived to a water canon salute and chants from thousands of supporters as he brought Pakistan's first Olympic medal home early on Sunday.
Victory at the Paris Olympics has "a special taste", said Algeria's Imane Khelif after winning boxing gold on Friday, following two weeks of speculation over her eligibility amid a gender dispute that has engulfed the Games.
Ma Long made Chinese Olympic history with the sixth gold of his career on Friday in the men's team event in Paris to embellish his reputation as the best table tennis player ever.
Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands made a late surge to win gold in the women's 10k marathon swimming at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
Mexico's Aranza Vazquez lodged a complaint about the crowd noise after one of her dives in the 3-metre springboard semi-final was ruled as "failed" by the judges, earning her zero points and leaving too big a gap to qualify for the final.
After all the doubts, the grumbling and the gloom, Paris has finally embraced the Olympics, with some of its famously cynical residents even returning early from holidays to take part in the fun.
The USA, record four-time women's football gold medallists, are still on course to win the title for the first time since 2012 after beating Germany 1-0 in extra time in Lyon, with Sophia Smith scoring the only goal.
The 27-year-old American catapulted himself into a new level of stardom on Sunday after ending the USA's 20-year wait for a gold medal in the Olympics' most coveted title.
Australia's Olympic team, including gold medallists Jessica Fox, Kaylee McKeown and Ariarne Titmus, arrived back in Sydney on Wednesday to a rapturous welcome from friends, family and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Javelin gold medallist Arshad Nadeem arrived to a water canon salute and chants from thousands of supporters as he brought Pakistan's first Olympic medal home early on Sunday.
Victory at the Paris Olympics has "a special taste", said Algeria's Imane Khelif after winning boxing gold on Friday, following two weeks of speculation over her eligibility amid a gender dispute that has engulfed the Games.
Ma Long made Chinese Olympic history with the sixth gold of his career on Friday in the men's team event in Paris to embellish his reputation as the best table tennis player ever.
Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands made a late surge to win gold in the women's 10k marathon swimming at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
Mexico's Aranza Vazquez lodged a complaint about the crowd noise after one of her dives in the 3-metre springboard semi-final was ruled as "failed" by the judges, earning her zero points and leaving too big a gap to qualify for the final.
After all the doubts, the grumbling and the gloom, Paris has finally embraced the Olympics, with some of its famously cynical residents even returning early from holidays to take part in the fun.
The USA, record four-time women's football gold medallists, are still on course to win the title for the first time since 2012 after beating Germany 1-0 in extra time in Lyon, with Sophia Smith scoring the only goal.
The 27-year-old American catapulted himself into a new level of stardom on Sunday after ending the USA's 20-year wait for a gold medal in the Olympics' most coveted title.
The International Boxing Association (IBA) will award Italy's Angela Carini, who lost her welterweight round-of-16 bout against Algerian Imane Khelif at the Paris Olympics in 46 seconds on Thursday, $50,000 in prize money, it said on Friday.