PARIS, Aug 11 — There was a "man from Mars”, a "wolf amongst wolves” and a tennis star branded a "cut-throat”. AFP Sport looks at the best quotes from the 2024 Olympic Games which come to a close on Sunday:

— Noah Lyles after winning the 100m by just five thousandths of a second

— Gold medal-winning gymnast Hezly Rivera on the much-criticised catering in the Olympic village

— Novak Djokovic on finally winning tennis gold and completing the Golden Slam of Olympic title and the four majors

— US tennis player Emma Navarro on Zheng Qinwen, the Chinese star who won tennis singles gold

— Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus after defending her 400m freestyle title

— French swimming superstar Leon Marchand after winning all four of his races

— Australian Olympian-turned swimming coach Brett Hawke after China’s Pan Zhanle shattered the 100m freestyle world record

— Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen on Bobbie Finke breaking disgraced Chinese swimmer Sun Yang’s long-standing 1500m world record

— Former NBA Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid, who was booed by French fans for opting to play for the United States when he was also eligible to play for the hosts, ahead of the basketball final

— Sharon Van Rouwendaal after winning the women’s 10km marathon swim

— Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen after swimming the 10k marathon in the Seine

— Andy MacDonald on his skateboard experience aged 51

— Dallas Oberholzer, 49, from South Africa on the different generations at the skateboarding

— Algerian gender-row boxer Imane Khelif after winning gold

— French basketball star Victor Wembanyama, whose jersey was bloodied when he was cut on the neck during France’s semi-final victory over Germany

— Gymnastics star Simone Biles on her immediate plans after Paris

— Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, who took silver behind Biles in all-around and vault but earned gold ahead of the American in floor exercise

— Brazil’s Flavia Saraiva who won women’s team gymnastics bronze with a bandage over her eye after a fall

— Bulgaria’s Karlos Nasar after becoming the lightest man to lift 400 kilogrammes in competition as he shattered the 89kg weightlifting world record

— US shot-putter Raven Saunders explaining why she had competed with her face covered by a black ski mask, sporting dark sunglasses and a purple and green hairstyle

— AFP