Quite simply c'est magnifique, c'est incroyable. It was a wonderful Games, an intoxicating blend of incredible action taking place in the most stunning venues. At times it felt almost too much, you wanted to be everywhere at the same time, pushing yourself to extremes to get the pictures on offer.
After the last two disappointing summer Games, this was back to the sort of Olympics the IOC wanted and needed. And how they succeeded, the organisers pulling out all the stops to make sure it was such a visual treat.
Leon Marchand of France wins gold in the men's swimming 400m medley final. Belgium's Nicky Degrendele (No 96), China's Yuan Liying (bottom centre) and the Netherlands' Steffie van der Peet (bottom right) crash during a women's track cycling keirin quarter-final.
Sprinter Kimia Yousofi of Afghanistan displays a message on the back of her name badge saying Education, Sport, Our Rights after competing in her 100m preliminary round. The Eiffel Tower is seen during a light display at the opening ceremony. Robin Godel of Switzerland on Grandeur De Lully reflected in the Menagerie Pond during the eventing cross-country at the Palace of Versailles.
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