Midlands photo highlights as Olympics closes

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BBC News, West Midlands

10 August 2024

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This shot captures Wolverhampton Olympian Matt Hudson-Smith mid-air as he passes the baton during the men's 4x400m relay.
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Matt Hudson-Smith secured a silver medal in the men's 400m.
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Dan Bigham, from Stone, Staffordshire, along with Ethan Hayter, Charlie Tanfield and Ethan Vernon were pipped to gold by Australia at the Paris Games.
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Rugby's canoeist Kimberley Woods put in an impressive performance in the women's kayak cross semi-final.
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Bronze medallist Kimberley Woods celebrated during her award ceremony.
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Sutton Coldfield's Laura Roper celebrated with teammates their first goal in hockey's women's quarter-final.
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Bishop's Castle's Oliver Morgan competing in the men's 4x100m medley relay heats.
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Clara Evans, from Hereford, stepped in to replace injured Charlotte Purdue for the women's Olympic marathon on Sunday.

The Paris Olympic Games 2024 is drawing to a close and what a fortnight it has been for our local athletes.

From Cheshire's Bryony Page scooping Great Britain's first trampoline Olympic gold to Wolverhampton's Matt Hudson-Smith getting silver in the men's 400m, athletes from our region have shone on the world stage.

As we head into the penultimate day of the tournament, we have rounded up some photo highlights of our local Olympians.

You can keep up to date with live coverage of the tournament across the BBC on TV, radio and online.

Great Britain's Katy Marchant, Emma Finucane and Sophie Capewell celebrate with their gold medals won in the Women's Team Sprint finals at the National Velodrome, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, on the tenth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France.

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Lichfield's Sophie Capewell (right) celebrated with her teammates Katy Marchant (left) and Emma Finucane after winning Great Britain's first Olympic women's team sprint gold

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Midlands photo highlights as Olympics closes

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