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In pictures - The battles, triumphs and celebrations of terrific Tokyo Olympics

In pictures - The battles, triumphs and celebrations of terrific Tokyo Olympics
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Team GB won 65 medals overall at the Games.

Tokyo 2020 drew to a close on Sunday following an impressive medal-laden Games for Great Britain as they claimed 65 medals.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of the best images behind the fierce battles, triumphs and celebrations of this summer's Olympics.

Great Britain's Katie Archibald (left) and Laura Kenny celebrate with their gold medals after winning the women's Madison
Laura Kenny (right) surpassed Dutchwoman Leontien Zijlaard-Van Moorsel to become the most successful female cyclist in Olympic history as she took gold at a third consecutive Games (Danny Lawson/PA)
Laura Kenny celebrates winning gold in the women's Madison
Laura Kenny celebrates winning gold in the women's Madison (Danny Lawson/PA)
Jason Kenny celebrates after winning gold in the men's keirin
Jason Kenny celebrates after winning gold in the men's keirin (Danny Lawson/PA)
Charlotte Worthington during the women's BMX freestyle
Charlotte Worthington claimed gold in the BMX freestyle (Marijan Murat/DPA/PA)
Adam Peaty celebrates winning the men's 100m breaststroke
Adam Peaty celebrates winning the men's 100m breaststroke (Adam Davy/PA)
Max Whitlock celebrates with his gold medal after winning the men's pommel horse final
Max Whitlock celebrates with his gold medal after winning the men's pommel horse final (Mike Egerton/PA)
Alex Yee, Georgia Taylor-Brown Jessica Learmonth and Jonathan Brownlee won gold in the triathlon mixed relay
Alex Yee, Georgia Taylor-Brown Jessica Learmonth and Jonathan Brownlee won gold in the triathlon mixed relay (Danny Lawson/PA)
Lauren Price (left) claimed Great Britain's final gold of the Games in the women's middleweight
Lauren Price (left) claimed Great Britain's final gold of the Games in the women's middleweight (Adam Davy/PA)
Simone Biles in the women's beam final
Simone Biles won her seventh Olympic medal with bronze on the beam after a mentally tough week (Mike Egerton/PA)
Simone Biles on the podium with bronze in the women's beam
Biles withdrew early in the women's team final, citing a desire to protect her mental health but returned to finish third in the beam (Mike Egerton/PA)
Jessica Gadirova in action on the balance beam
Great Britain's Jessica Gadirova in action on the balance beam (Danny Lawson/PA)
Chelsie Giles celebrates claiming judo bronze
The match-winning moment Chelsie Giles defeated Switzerland's Fabienne Kocher in the women's -52kg judo to win Britain's first medal of Tokyo Olympics with bronze (Danny Lawson/PA)
Georgia Taylor-Brown (right) is congratulated by Great Britain team-mate Jessica Learmonth
Georgia Taylor-Brown (right) is congratulated by Great Britain team-mate Jessica Learmonth after finishing second to take the silver medal in the Women's Triathlon at the Odaiba Marine Park on the fourth day (Danny Lawson/PA)
Charlotte Dujardin became Great Britain's most decorated female Olympian with six medals
Charlotte Dujardin won bronze in the Grand Prix Freestyle – Individual Final, on Gio, to become Great Britain's most decorated female Olympian with six medals, on the fifth day (Danny Lawson/pa)
Charlotte Dujardin celebrates winning bronze on Gio
Charlotte Dujardin celebrates winning bronze in the Grand Prix Freestyle – Individual Final, on Gio, to become Great Britain's most decorated female Olympian with six medals (Danny Lawson/PA)
Tom Daley (left) and Matty Lee celebrate winning gold
Tom Daley (left) and Matty Lee celebrate winning gold in the men's synchronised 10m platform on day three (Adam Davy/PA)
Alice Kinsella, Jennifer Gadirova, Jessica Gadirova and Amelie Morgan celebrate with their bronze medals after the women's team final
Alice Kinsella, Jennifer Gadirova, Jessica Gadirova and Amelie Morgan celebrate with their bronze medals after the women's team final (Martin Rickett/PA)
Joe Choong celebrates gold in the modern pentathlon
Joe Choong celebrates gold in the modern pentathlon (Adam Davy/PA)
Galal Yafai (left) claimed gold in the men's flyweight on day 15
Galal Yafai (left) claimed gold in the men's flyweight on day 15 (Mike Egerton/PA)
Duncan Scott, Tom Dean, Matthew Richards and James Guy celebrate gold in the men's 4x200 freestyle relay
Duncan Scott, Tom Dean, Matthew Richards and James Guy celebrate gold in the men's 4×200 freestyle relay (Joe Giddens/PA)
Great Britain's Mallory Franklin during the women's C1 canoe slalom
Great Britain's Mallory Franklin won silver during the women's C1 canoe slalom final at the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre on the sixth day (Danny Lawson/PA)
Laura Muir celebrates after winning the silver medal in the women's 1500m
Laura Muir celebrates after winning the silver medal in the women's 1500m (Martin Rickett/PA)
Ireland's Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan celebrate
Ireland's Fintan McCarthy and Paul O'Donovan claimed gold in the lightweight men's double sculls final A at Sea Forest Waterway on the sixth day (Danny Lawson/PA)
Great Britain's Emily Campbell celebrates taking silver during the +87kg weightlifting
Great Britain's Emily Campbell celebrates taking silver during the +87kg weightlifting (Martin Rickett/PA)
Sky Brown in action in the women's skateboard park event
Sky Brown was crowned Great Britain's youngest Olympic medallist after claiming bronze in the women's skateboard park event (Adam Davy/PA)
Action from the BMX racing semi-finals
Action from the cycling BMX racing semi-finals at the Ariake Urban Sports Park on the seventh day (Danny Lawson/PA)
China's Chao Xu during the track cycling
The Olympic rings are reflected in the helmet of China's Chao Xu during the track cycling at the Izu Velodrome on the 12th day (Danny Lawson/PA)
New Zealand in the men's team pursuit finals
New Zealand in the men's team pursuit finals during the track cycling at the Izu Velodrome on the 12th day of the Tokyo Games (Danny Lawson/PA)
Joint men's high jumo gold medaists Mutaz Barshim (right) and Gianmarco Tamberi celebrate
Joint gold medalists Mutaz Barshim (right) of Qatar and Gianmarco Tamberi off Italy celebrate on the podium following the men's high jump final (Francisco Seco/AP)
Asha Philip, Daryll Neita, Dina Asher-Smith and Imani-Lara Lansiquot after winning the bronze medal in the women's 4 x 100m relay
Asha Philip, Daryll Neita, Dina Asher-Smith and Imani-Lara Lansiquot after winning the bronze medal in the women's 4 x 100m relay (Martin Rickett/PA)
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake closes in on the line to clinch silver in the men's 4 x 100m relay
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake closes in on the line to clinch silver in the men's 4 x 100m relay (Martin Rickett/PA)
Italy's Lamont Jacobs (right) wins the men's 100 metres
Italy's Lamont Jacobs (right) wins the men's 100 metres (Martin Rickett/PA)
Katarina Johnson-Thompson appears dejected after failing the final attempt at 1.89m during the women's heptathlon high jump
Katarina Johnson-Thompson appears dejected after failing the final attempt at 1.89m during the women's heptathlon high jump (Martin Rickett/PA)
Great Britain's Matthew Walls celebrates gold in the men's omnium points race
Great Britain's Matthew Walls celebrates gold in the men's omnium points race 4/4 at Izu Velodrome on the 13th day (Danny Lawson/PA)
Performers during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The Summer Olympics will return in Paris in 2024 (Mike Egerton/PA)
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