Emily Campbell and Emma Finucane win two bronze medals for Team GB on the final day of Olympic action in Paris.
Emily Campbell and Emma Finucane won two bronze medals for Team GB on the final day of Olympic action in Paris.Campbell sealed bronze in the women's +81kg weightlifting, while Finucane completed her impressive debut appearance at the Olympics with bronze in the women's individual sprint.
The end of the Games will be marked with the the traditional closing ceremony and handover to the next hosts, Los Angeles.Media caption,It's been an impressive first Olympic Games for Emma Finucane. "I feel on top of the world. This whole week has been a rollercoaster for me, so many high and so many lows. That bronze medal felt like a gold medal to me," Finucane told BBC Radio 5 Live.
The 30-year-old put forward a personal best performance, lifting 126kg in the snatch and 162kg in the clean and jerk to add bronze to the silver medal she won in Tokyo three years ago. Hassan had initially signed up for the Olympic 1500m as well before deciding three events was enough. The 31-year-old only made her debut at the distance in April 2023 when she was a surprise winner of the London Marathon.After 329 gold-medal moments, a spectacular Paris 2024 Games will come to an end with the traditional closing ceremony.
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