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Team Australia went out with a bang while exiting the 2024 Paris Olympics, ending its time in France with an epic rager. That party carried on from the wee hours of the night into the closing ceremony on Sunday.
They didn’t sleep!
The Australians showed out at the Games, winning 18 gold medals to finish fourth in the overall standings. In all, the country’s athletes totaled 53 medals, led by swimmer Mollie O’Callaghan, who landed three golds, a silver, and a bronze.
To celebrate the success, they partied!
Those familiar with folks who live in the country know the golden rule: Don’t try to keep pace with your Australian friends!
@storiesofcz a guide to aussie partying #australia ♬ original sound – Chris Zou
That was of full display at the Paris Olympics.
Team Australia was having fun while celebrating its accomplishments at the Games – even having one team member go a bit too far to find the party.
Field hockey player Tom Craig was busted trying to buy cocaine after leaving a team function.
That hiccup didn’t do much to make the Australians tone it down!
Team Australia threw a massive rager to signal its Olympic exit.
@lizclay_ This was litty #olympics #paris2024 #olympicvillage ♬ original sound – liz
Track star Liz Clay documented the party, which took place in the Olympic Village on the final night of the stay.
More resembling a frat house than athlete housing, swarms of the country’s Olympians blew off some steam following weeks of rigorous competition. They earned it!
That party carried into the closing ceremony. Team Australia simply doesn’t sleep!
@lizclay_ Always a vibe #olympics #teamaus #paris #closingceremony #paris2024 ♬ original sound – liz
It was Team Germany who made waves early on in the Olympics as a pair of surfers forced their rivals to party while aboard a floating athletes village in Tahiti. Those good vibes carried over when the duo arrived in Paris.
It was Team Australia, though, who kept the celebration going all the way up to event’s end.