Team GB received a heroes’ welcome upon returning to London – as winner Tom Daley revealed he accidentally left his medal in Paris.
The diverwho won silver in the men’s 10m synchronized platform event with Noah Williams, made his admission just hours after announcing his decision to retire.
Speaking to Sky News at St Pancras train station, Daley praised her husband Dustin Lance Black for being “an absolute hero” in looking after their two children while focusing on their fifth child. Olympics.
He continued: “He’s the biggest reason I’m still able to do all this, I’m still able to train and I’m still able to travel to compete.
“I owe my medal to him and, unfortunately, I left my medal in the villa in Paris.”
Daley added that the medal had been found and was “coming back to London, but not with me now”.
He announced his retirement hours earlier, in an interview with British Vogue.
Team GB athletes arrived in London aboard a special gold Eurostar train and were greeted with applause from fans waving flags on the platform.
Bryony Page – who won Team GB’s first gold medal on springboard – was one of the first athletes off the train.
She was soon joined by triathlon champions Alex Yee and bronze-winning twins Laviai and Lina Nielsen.
Trampolinist Bryony Page with her gold medal. Photo: PA
Target shooting silver medalist Amber Rutter with her son, Tommy. Photo: PA
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Team GB won 65 medals at the games, placing them behind only the USA and China in total medals won.
However, the medal table is traditionally ranked by the number of gold medals – and Team GB’s tally of 14 is the lowest total since Athens 2004.
Team GB’s performance at the Olympics leading up to Paris 2024
Ahead of the Paris games, UK Sport said it expected athletes to achieve a top-five position in the table, but Team GB finished seventh after painfully missing out on a couple of sports.
In Tokyo three years ago, Team GB swimmers took home four gold medals, but this time the number was down to one, along with four silvers.
Alex Yee meets a young fan. Photo: PA
Twins Laviai and Lina Nielsen won bronze on the track. Photo: PA
Adam Peaty was turned to gold for just 0.02 seconds in the men’s 100m breaststroke – just hours before testing positive for COVID. Teammate Matt Richards came second in the men’s 200m freestyle by the same margin.
Furthermore, Ben Proud was just 0.05 seconds away from winning gold in the men’s 50m freestyle.
On the track, sprinter Daryll Neita finished fourth in the women’s 100m final, missing out on bronze by 0.04 seconds, while Dina Asher-Smith finished in the same position in the 200m, just 0.02 seconds behind third place.
Boxer Lewis Richardson holds his bronze. Photo: PA
Taekwondo medalist Caden Cunningham. Photo: PA
Double medalist Samuel Reardon was a last minute addition to the men’s relay teams as a team member suffered an injury. Photo: PA
Team GB’s boxers faced tough games as five of their six stars were eliminated in their opening bouts, leaving only Lewis Richardson, who won bronze in the men’s 71kg category.
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Windsurfer Emma Wilson won eight of the 14 qualifying races and had a 30-point lead over her competitors, but was left in tears and furious with organizers after finishing third in a winner-take-all final.
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