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France uses Olympics home advantage to boost medals tally

Nation emulated other hosts by centralising expertise and allocating bigger training budgets ahead of Games

Three white-suited BMX riders embraced and screamed after crossing the finish line split seconds apart to sweep the gold, silver and bronze medals in the same event — a joyous achievement for the host nation of France.

“We had a magical moment, all together, with the French public and we managed to do something exceptional,” said the gold winner Joris Daudet, celebrating success alongside his two friends and fellow BMX bikers, Sylvain André and Romain Mahieu.

Driven by the desire to win in front of a home crowd, France snagged 64 medals, including 16 golds, during the Games that ended on Sunday with a closing ceremony scheduled for 9pm local time.

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