In pictures: Olympians return home

23 August 2016

Team GB athletes pose with their medals for selfies as they return home from the 2016 Rio Olympics, at Heathrow Airport in London — Image caption,
A total of 320 British athletes and support staff travelled back from Rio to London on a gold-nosed British Airways Boeing 747 with "victoRIOus" emblazoned on the side

Olympic hockey player Georgie Twigg (right) of Team Great Britain (GB) is greeted as she arrives back in London

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British Olympic gold medal winning hockey player Georgie Twigg (R) posed for selfies after landing in London

German athletes celebrate with fans after their return from the 2016 Rio Olympics in Frankfurt

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German Olympians were greeted by thousands of people in Frankfurt to celebrate their total of 42 medals

Caster Semenya at a welcoming ceremony at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg

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South Africa's Olympic medallists including track star Caster Semenya (centre) received an ecstatic welcome in Johannesburg

French medal winners at the Roissy-Charles-De-Gaulle airport near Paris

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French medal winners were greeted by large crowds at Roissy-Charles-De-Gaulle airport near Paris

Indonesian badminton players Liliyana Natsir (back, left) and Tantowi Ahmad (back, second left wave from a bus as they parade in Cengkareng, Banten, Indonesia

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Indonesian athletes were also greeted by large crowds on their return home

Venezuelan boxer Yoel Finol, who won bronze in the Men's fly 52kg event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, places the medal around the neck of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (right) during a welcome ceremony in Caracas

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Venezuelan boxer Yoel Finol (L) presented his bronze medal to President Nicolas Maduro (R) during a welcome ceremony in Caracas