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France 'happy' and 'united' in success as Paris Olympics draw to an end

Spectators celebrate as they watch from a fan zone set up at the Club France, as Leon Marchand, of France, wins the gold medal in men's 200-metre individual medley final, at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Friday, 2 August, 2024. AP - Dar Yasin

As the 2024 Paris Olympics wind down ahead of Sunday's closing ceremony, organisers have celebrated the country as being 'united' and 'happy' during the widely hailed two-week sports extravaganza amid doubts about how long the feel-good mood will last.

Speaking to reporters on the penultimate day of the Games, head of the Paris 2024 organising committee Tony Estanguet said: "France has shown itself to the world in a very, very good mindset: confident, united, warm, welcoming".

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