Five memorable moments at Olympics

Well it had to be this one to start, didn't it? Several Midlands athletes got agonisingly close to winning gold at Paris 2024, yet Capewell was the one who pulled it off as part of the brilliant GB women's sprint team. Everyone arrived at the San-Quentin-en-Yvelines knowing they had a decent shot at gold. What no-one expected was them to do it while breaking the world the world record three times. Probably the most emphatically won gold of the Games.

Leon Marchand wins his first

Talk about delivering on expectation. Leon Marchand went into the Games with his nation demanding success and he duly delivered, winning four gold medals and a bronze. The first gold came on the second night of the Games in the 400 metre individual medley. It was an occasion to delight the French and manafacturers of hearing aids as 15,000 inside La Defense Arena roared him home. From this moment you knew Paris and France were truly into the Games.

France BMX 1-2-3

Members of the British media who headed over to San-Quentin-en-Yvelines had no idea what they were about to experience. There to see if GB's Bethany Shriever could make it back-to-back gold medals, they instead saw the women's race play second fiddle to Joris Daudet leading home the first French 1-2-3 in any event for 100 years. The scenes in the press box, let along the stands, were the kind never witnessed before. A crazy night.

Matt Hudson-Smith's tears

For 390 metres of the men's 400m final it looked as though Matthew Hudson-Smith was set to become the first British man to win the race since Eric Liddell a century before. Then came Quincy Hall to pip him on the line. The sight of Hudson-Smith's mother Cheryl wiping away his tears was one of the Games' most iconic moments. But this was not a story of sadness. Three years on from not being able to see a future, the future is now all Hudson-Smith talks about.

Simone Biles delivers on Olympic return

If Leon Marchand was the undisputed king of Paris 2024, then Simone Biles was undoubtedly the queen. Back at the Olympics, three years after pulling out of the team final at the last moment due to the "twisties", all eyes were on the greatest gymnast of her generation at the Bercy Arena on the first Tuesday of the Games. This time she sparkled in the spotlight, helping the US to team gold and then winning the individual all-around and vault competitions. The only athlete who rivalled Marchand for the title biggest show in town.