The 24 most iconic images from Paris after epic Olympics 2024 from Celine Dion to unreal surfing pic and Team GB joy

AS the Paris Olympics comes to a close, the Games have once again provided a stunning array of stories.

From medal shocks, heroic comebacks and agonising heartbreak, the Olympics have delivered once again.

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Brazil surfer Gabriel Medina arguably had the most iconic shot of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games[/caption]

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Yusuf Dikec went viral for his laid-back pose as he won silver in the Air Pistol final[/caption]

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The men’s 100m sprint final delivered on it’s billing as the most anticipated event at the games[/caption]

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Silver medal winner Yaqin Zhou of China looked and then followed Italy gold medal winner Alice D’Amato and bronze medal winner Manila Esposito by biting her medal[/caption]

But the story is perhaps best told by the images captured by photographers at the Games.

Even from the rain-soaked Opening Ceremony in the French capital, the snappers have been in top form.

They captured the majesty of Paris during the four-hour-long floating opening ceremony on the River Seine before Celine Dion performed at the Eiffel Tower.

Snappers also caught the weather conditions in full flow, with one picture capturing the Paris landmark lit up at night as lightning zipped across the background.

However, the Games themselves were not to be outdone.

Although ironically maybe the best of the bunch did not come in Paris, but instead in Tahiti.

Surfing bronze medalist Gabriel Medina was captured floating in midair after his Olympic record wave score in the Pacific on July 29.

Back in Paris, one of the most striking pics was the laid-back pose made by Turkey‘s Air Pistol silver medalist Yusuf Dikec.

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Dikec struck a casual stance as he aimed his pistol with his other hand in his pocket, unlike many of his rivals who wore eye lenses to aid their medal hopes.

The men’s 100m sprint final was arguably the most highly anticipated event of the games after American Noah Lyles thrust himself into the spotlight with his criticism of the NBA‘s World Champion tag.

And the final certainly lived up to the billing, as Lyles won gold by just 0.005 seconds as all eight sprinters finished with times below 10 seconds, captured by a photo showing how the race went

Team USA‘s legendary gymnast Simone Biles also made her own comeback at the Games, adding three golds and one silver to an already impressive Olympic career.

Yet it was her silver medal pose with compatriot Jordan Chiles (now stripped of bronze) and Brazil gold medalist Rebeca Andrade, where the Americans posed as if they were presenting the winner, that captured the Olympic spirit.

Another moment on the medal podium showed as Yaqin Zhou of China glanced at Italian gold and bronze medallists Alice D’Amato and Manila Esposito biting their medals before doing the same.

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Snappers were in form from day one as they captured Celine Dion performing on the Eiffel Tower[/caption]

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Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson celebrates gold in the women’s 800m final[/caption]

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Valentin Bontus of Team Austria celebrated winning gold in the men’s kite[/caption]

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Gymnastics captured the grace of it’s performers including Alba Bautista of Spain[/caption]

Team GB had its own share of iconic moments.

From the pic of Kelly Hodgkinson crossing the line for gold in the women’s 800m, Emily Campbell achieving bronze in the women’s weightlifting to Kimberly Woods winning silver and bronze in the women’s Slalom events.

There was also the men’s and women’s 4x100m winning bronze and silver respectively and sharing a group photo trackside and Toby Roberts’ shock win in the climbing for Team GB’s 14th gold medal.

Gymnastics, diving, swimming, sailing, boxing, skateboarding, kite, equestrian and many more also had their moments in the spotlight.

And now we have to wait four long years to do it all again.

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Frenchman Leon Marchand dominated swimming in Paris[/caption]

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Team USA’s Freddie Crittenden was locked in during the men’s 110m hurdles[/caption]

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Team GB’s Emily Campbell won bronze in the weightlifting competition[/caption]

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Team GB had double medal success in the 4x100m relays[/caption]

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Mexico’s Aranza Vazquez Montano was snapped underwater during the women’s 3m springboard final[/caption]

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Abdumalik Khalokov of Team Uzbekistan and Charlie Senior of Team Australia performed synchronised back flips after the men’s boxing 57kg semifinal match[/caption]

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Tom Schaar of Team USA was sky high during the men’s park skateboarding[/caption]

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Matthew Wearn of Australia after winning the gold medal in the men’s dinghy class final race[/caption]

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Henrik Von Eckermann and horse King Edward of Team Sweden compete in the Jumping Individual Final[/caption]

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Kimberley Woods made a splash in the women’s kayak cross time trial[/caption]

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A lightning strike behind a lit up Eiffel Tower captured the majesty of Paris[/caption]

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Yang Hao of Team People’s Republic of China enters the water after a dive in the men’s 10m platform semifinal[/caption]

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Toby Roberts shocked the world with gold in the climbing[/caption]

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Sofia Raffaeli of Italy competes during the Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around Final[/caption]

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Gold medalist Rebeca Andrade is presented by silver medalist Simone Biles and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles (stripped) of Team USA[/caption]

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A whale surfaces as Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb and Costa Rica’s Brisa Hennessy compete in the women’s surfing semi-finals[/caption]