As the curtain comes down on two weeks of thrilling sporting action in Paris, Loughborough-linked athletes will return home with an incredible 16 medals – three more than Tokyo 2020 with the Paralympic Games still to come.
A total of four gold, four silver, and eight bronze medals were amassed across swimming, triathlon, rowing, athletics, and cycling respectively.
Picture: Eiffel Tower, Paris
The enviable Olympic haul would see Loughborough sit 16th in the overall medal table if reclassified as a country.
This glowing total places the University ahead of nations Brazil, Austria, South Africa, and Jamaica in the official standings.
Loughborough’s highlights include Daniel Wiffen’s 800m swimming gold, Sophie Capewell’s team cycling gold and Loughborough’s huge involvement in the men’s 4x400m bronze success.
Away from the podium places, all Loughborough athletes had a championship to be proud of with many also qualifying for Semi-Finals and Finals in their sports with a plethora of personal bests and season bests also achieved.
Alex Yee (Great Britain) and Daniel Wiffen (Ireland) were also selected as flag bearers for their countries during the closing ceremony.
The university will look to add to its overall Paris tally with The Paralympic Games starting on 28 August.
