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France bid a reluctant farewell on Monday to an "enchanted" fortnight of Olympic sport as athletes headed home from Paris praising a dazzling edition of the Games that has breathed new life into the biggest show on earth.

As the Paris Olympics ends with a spectacular closing ceremony, we take a look at some of the key moments.

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said the Paris Games had been "sport at its best."

On an unprepossessing street corner in the 10th arrondissement in Paris, the 2024 Olympics came to an end via a giant TV screen for around 30 people inside Le Mondial brasserie and 20 others listening and occasionally looking in from the chairs outside. Some 10 kilometres to the north in…

The US and China ended the games with 40 gold medals each, but the US topped the table because it had more silvers.

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Speaking at the closing ceremony, Bach declared Paris 2024 a “new era” of Olympic Games.