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    Olympics 2024 LIVE: Emma Finucane battles for cycling bronze as Emily Campbell bids for weightlifting medal

    By Jack Rathborn,Lawrence Ostlere and Jamie Braidwood,

    4 hours ago

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    The Olympics reaches its final day with the Paris 2024 Games still offering some final sport with Team GB bidding to add some final medals.

    Sifan Hassan prevailed in a race for the ages thanks to a vicious kick after more than 26 miles to fend off world record holder Tigst Assefa and win gold in the women’s marathon .

    Emma Finucane is back in action in track cycling as Team GB look to build on their success at the velodrome, despite a brutal collision on Saturday which saw Ollie Wood feeling like “crash test dummy” .

    Finucane will have to settle for a bid for bronze after she was beaten in the sprint semi-finals by New Zealand’s Ellesse Andrews, as Jack Carlin and Hamish Turnbull are in contention in the men’s kierin.

    Emily Campbell is in action in the weightlifting and she will be compete in the Women's +81kg division, looking to build on the historic silver medal she won in Tokyo three years ago.

    Follow the latest updates and news throughout Sunday ahead of the closing ceremony :

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