Al Jazeera picks the five biggest talking points and viral moments from a memorable Olympic Games in Paris.
![Hijab-clad distance runner Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands shows off her gold medal during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, in the outskirts of Paris [Oli Scarff/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AFP__20240811__36E46YY__v1__HighRes__AthleticsOlyParis2024Closing-1723482585.jpg?resize=570%2C380&quality=80)
After 18 days of competition and countless memories, the Paris Olympics are now behind us. Here are five top photos.
As the Paris Olympics ends with a spectacular closing ceremony, we take a look at some of the key moments.
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Mohammed Hamada is a champion weightlifter. But after struggling to survive in Gaza, he faces an uphill task.
Olympic boxing champion’s lawyer files complaint against X, condemns ‘speculations fuelled by malicious individuals’.
France pushed defending champions USA until the last second, but lost the final at a packed Bercy Arena in Paris.
The US and China ended the games with 40 gold medals each, but the US topped the table because it had more silvers.
Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting has become the second women’s boxer embroiled in a gender dispute to win gold at the Olympic Games.
USA win both 4x400m relay and men’s 100m hurdles finals for their 14 athletics medal at Paris Olympics 2024.
The Canadian beat France’s Dany Dann in front of a partisan crowd to take the first-ever men’s gold medal in breaking.
![Canada's Philip Kim, known as Phil Wizard, competes in the men's breaking quarterfinal of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde, on August 10, 2024 [Odd Andersen/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AFP__20240810__36DV3P6__v3__HighRes__BreakingOlyParis2024Men-1723326935.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Kipyegon becomes the first athlete ever to win three back-to-back 1500m gold medals and sets new Olympic record time.
![Kenya's Faith Kipyegon reacts as she crosses the finish line in the women's 1500m final of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France [Jewel Samad/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AFP__20240810__36DU8T8__v1__HighRes__AthleticsOlyParis2024-1723316596.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
