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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Helen Livingstone

‘Mission complete’: what the papers say about the Paris Olympics closing ceremony

A composite of UK and French sports pages from Monday 12 August
A composite of UK and French sports pages from Monday 12 August. Emma Finucane and Emily Campbell featured heavily as the Paris Olympics came to an end on Sunday with the closing ceremony. Composite: Supplied

UK and French newspapers have celebrated their countries’ athletes at the end of the Olympic Games in Paris, with many of the British papers featuring cyclist Emma Finucane and weightlifter Emily Campbell.

The Guardian’s sport section goes with “Something incredible: Team GB performance hailed despite several near-misses”, below a picture of Campbell, who won a bronze medal. The “incredible” comment was the “bullish message” coming from Team GB after “an extraordinary 16 days of action”, the paper reported.

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