Team GB's Olympians enjoy celebratory lunches, cakes and pamper sessions as they return to normality after Paris success
Team GB's Olympians enjoy celebratory lunches, cakes and pamper sessions as they return to normality in the UK this week after their success in Paris.
The 327-strong group of athletes managed to surpass Team GB's total medal haul from the Tokyo Olympics by claiming 65 medals in total.
Sharing updates to Instagram, the competitors spent sometime with their family and friends after a jam-packed competition.
Tom Dean, who took the spotlight alongside his teammates after winning gold in the Men's Freestyle Relay last week, made the most of his downtime.
The athlete, 24, who is also known by fans as 'Deano', kicked back at home in Maidenhead and headed out for brunch after celebrating his win with a cake.
Team GB's Olympians enjoy celebratory lunches, cakes and pamper sessions as they return to normality in the UK this week after their success in Paris (Tom Dean pictured)
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, 19, uploaded a snap of fellow athlete Desharne Bent-Ashmeil (pictured) as they went for a pamper session ahead of their holiday
'The calm after the storm,' he captioned his update.
Elsewhere, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, 19, uploaded a snap of fellow athlete Desharne Bent-Ashmeil as they went for a pamper session ahead of their holiday.
Daughter of First Dates star Fred won a bronze in the 10m synchronised dive last week, alongside her partner Lois Toulson.
Daryll Neita, who missed out on a gold Olympic medal in the women's 200m final by just 0.03 seconds, was seen buying new furniture for her home.
Team GB shooter Amber Rutter spent some time with her four-month-old son Tommy, after she came home with a silver medal.
She narrowly missed out on gold she was ruled to have missed a crucial shot in the women’s skeet final even though television replays showed her clipping the target.
Amber, 26, was tied with Chile's Francisca Crovetto Chadid finished level on 55 shots from 60 targets in the final, resulting in a shoot-off to decide the Olympic champion.
The pair were level after three rounds of the four-round shoot-off only for Rutter’s final shot to be ruled out despite slow-motion replays showing a fragment of the target flying off after being hit.
The 327 group of athletes managed to surpass Team GB's total medal haul from the Tokyo Olympics by claiming 65 medals in total with Tom winning gold in the Men's Freestyle Relay
Tom, who is also known by fans as 'Deano', kicked back at home in Maidenhead and headed out for brunch after celebrating his win with a cake
Daughter of First Dates star Fred won a bronze in the 10m synchronised dive last week, alongside her partner Lois Toulson
Team GB shooter Amber Rutter, 26, spent some time with her four-month-old son Tommy, after she came home with a silver medal
She narrowly missed out on gold she was ruled to have missed a crucial shot in the women’s skeet final even though television replays showed her clipping the target
Georgia Bell picked up a brilliant bronze in the 1500 metres, smashing Laura Muir’s British record with a time of 3min 52.61sec to finish third in a thrilling final in Paris.
It was made all the more impressive, given Georgia had to take a sabbatical from her full-time job in cyber security to fulfil her Olympic dream, having only returned to athletics two years ago after running a fast Parkrun.
Yet the 30-year-old took another day off work on Monday to enjoy a well deserved glass of wine before appearing on Tuesday's episode of This Morning.
Tom McEwen helped Team GB secure their first gold medal of Paris 2024 as he, Ros Canter and Laura Collett were crowned team eventing champions at the Chateau de Versailles.
Team GB finished with a winning score of 91.30, with a strong margin of victory over France who ended on 103.60 as the runner-up.
And after his unbelievable feat, Tom decided to watch other athletes at the top of their game as he headed to the circus to watch the acrobats with his friends.
Swimmer Tom Dean took the spotlight alongside his teammates at the Olympics after winning gold in the Men's Freestyle Relay.
And the athlete, 24, already his eyes on the next challenge as he has reportedly signed up to Strictly Come Dancing.
Yet it wasn't the dance studio that Tom was rushing off to on Monday but the golf course, as he snapped a picture enjoying a game with friends at Harleyford Golf Club.
Daryll Neita, who missed out on a gold Olympic medal in the women's 200m final by just 0.03 seconds, was seen buying new furniture for her home
She took home silver for Team GB
Runner Georgia Bell picked up a brilliant bronze in the 1500 metres and the 30-year-old took another day off work on Monday to enjoy a well deserved glass of wine
Georgia also appeared on Tuesday's episode of This Morning alongside climbing gold medallist Toby Roberts, silver-winning artistic swimming duo Izzy Thorpe and Kate Shortman
Eventing star Tom decided to watch other athletes at the top of their game as he headed to the circus to watch the acrobats with his friends.
Swimmer Tom Dean took the spotlight alongside his teammates at the Olympics after winning gold in the Men's Freestyle Relay
Returning home Tom snapped a picture enjoying a game with friends at Harleyford Golf Club
Hannah won GB’s first ever Olympic gold medal in the Women’s quadruple sculls – with crewmates Georgie Brayshaw, Lola Anderson and Lauren Henry and celebrated the win at home with her beloved cat Marmite
Adam Peaty was billed as one of Team GB's biggest medal hopes heading into Paris 2024, however only finished second in the 100m breaststroke event that he has been nigh on invincible in for years.
After missing out by two hundredths of a second he admitted in his post-race interview that he had been struggling with soreness in his throat, and lo and behold he tested positive for Covid the following day.
Having shaken off the virus to an extent that he was able to compete in the men's 4x100m medley relay at the weekend, he was then dealt another blow with Team GB finishing fourth, and he is still thought to be on a a potent cocktail of antibiotics.
Adam, 29 - who had previously stepped away from swimming over mental health battles - admitted he would have to take another break after the pain of his loss in Paris.
However, that didn't stop him working out upon his return to the UK, taking to Instagram on Tuesday to share a snap on his exercise bike.
Duncan Scott became Scotland's most decorated Olympic athlete at Paris 2024, adding a further two medals to take his tally to eight.
Having swum to gold with the British 4x200 metre relay team he then nabbed a silver medal 48 hours later after he went head-to head with France's Léon Marchand in the Olympic 200m individual medley final.
Yet there was no time to sit and reflect on making history because Monday night was spent at a friend's wedding in his native Scotland.
Adam Peaty was billed as one of Team GB's biggest medal hopes heading into Paris 2024, however only finished second in the 100m breaststroke event
Adam admitted he would have to take another break from swimming after the pain of his loss in Paris. However, that didn't stop him working out upon his return to the UK
Duncan Scott became Scotland's most decorated Olympic athlete at Paris 2024, adding a further two medals to take his tally to eight
Yet there was no time to sit and reflect on making history because Monday night was spent at a friend's wedding in his native Scotland
Amber Anning secured a bronze medal in the 400 meters relay final along with Victoria Ohuruogu, Laviai Nielsen and Nicole Yeargin.
The British athletes came third as team USA won the gold medal by a huge margin followed by the Netherlands securing the silver medal.
Amber also came fifth in the 400 metres Olympic final and set a new British record.
Her performance in the final saw her eclipse Christine Ohuruogu’s British record, which had stood for 11 years.
So it was only right that Amber celebrated with her loved ones upon her time, sharing snaps enjoying a family barbecue.
Cyclist Elinor Barker picked up silver in the Women's Madison and bronze in Team Pursuit in order to make history.
The sporting star, 29, has now won more Olympic medals than any other Welsh woman and it was made all the more special as her first games since welcoming son Nico in 2022.
Elinor was just glad to be back in her hometown on Monday, sharing a snap driving home with the Welsh flag and heart emoji.
Amber Anning secured a bronze medal in the 400 meters relay final along with Nicole Yeargin, Laviai Nielsen and Victoria Ohuruogu
So it was only right that Amber celebrated with her loved ones upon her time, sharing snaps enjoying a family barbecue
She was surrounded by her loved ones and good food upon her return to the UK
Britain's performance at this year's games secured more 'great investment' for athletes looking to compete at Los Angeles 2028, UK Sport has confirmed.
Sally Munday, chief executive of UK Sport, said: 'This is the absolute joy of our system. Because we've become so good at it [Olympics and Paralympics]... we have a consistency of investment, [and that means] the majority of these athletes are able to train full-time.
'We're able to give them a grant to contribute towards living costs and the national governing bodies [of the sports] are able to put programmes together that allow them to train every single day.
'We've already been speaking to the sports about investment for the LA [2028] cycle, so some of the athletes will get some down time, then they will start looking forward to what they've got coming up in the next year, like championships, and beyond that to LA.'
Bosses have also vowed to launch a review to work out why Team GB had so many 'near misses,' as they struggled to convert bronzes and silvers into gold medals.
The 65 medals they did win gave them a haul bettered only by table-toppers USA and China, but their 14 gold medals saw them slip below Japan, Australia, France, and the Netherlands as well.
Cyclist Elinor Barker picked up silver in the Women's Madison and bronze in Team Pursuit in order to make history
Elinor was just glad to be back in her hometown on Monday, sharing a snap driving home with the Welsh flag and heart emoji
Tom Ford (pictured with his sister Emily) won Gold in the Men's Eight rowing Final while Emily won Bronze in the Women's Eight Final
Tom was delighted to be reunited with his pet pooch when he returned to the UK
Katy Marchant won gold during the Women's Team Sprint finals in a world record time
The Leeds cyclist, 31, lives with her husband Robert and two-year-old son Arthur on a farm and was delighted to return home
'It’s frustrating to be seventh in the medal table. This has been an unbelievably competitive Olympic Games. The middle bit of the medal table below the United States and China feels incredibly competitive,' said Andy Anson, chief executive of the British Olympic Association.
'There were near misses. We’ve got to celebrate the medals. We’ve got to do that first, and then, as UK Sport, the national governing bodies, ourselves, we’ve got to sit back when we get home and just say, "Was there something? Is it sport by sport? Individual issues? Was there something more systematic?" Let’s look across the whole scene… but in a controlled way.
'I think the breadth of success is incredibly important in terms of the resonance it has around the country – 65 medals is a brilliant achievement.
'I, for one, can’t wait for Los Angeles, because I think it [the Olympics] is going to become even bigger by then. Bring on LA because we’re going to get back at the Aussies and get back up that medal table.'
