Olympic athletes touch down in Perth after winning almost a quarter of Australia’s gold medals at the Paris Games

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Western Australia's Olympic heroes are home, touching down in Perth after securing almost a quarter of the country's gold medals. And while the Paris Games finished just days ago, there's already talk about Los Angeles in 2028.

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00:00A glorious return.

00:05After a long flight from Paris, Western Australia's Olympians are finally home, greeted by friends

00:11and family.

00:12He's put so much effort in, I'm super proud.

00:14It just worked, just for him to get the reward for all the effort he's put in and the sacrifice,

00:19the dedication he's put in, the things he's missed out on over the years, for his dedication,

00:24yeah he deserves it.

00:25The medalists swore their hardware with pride and the WA government is working to ensure

00:30there's more in the future.

00:31We will spend over $20 million over the next four years to significantly underpin their

00:36funding, make sure we have more money to put into the programs so that not only do we support

00:41the great athletes of today, but we are growing the terrific athletes of the future.

00:46While the athletes basked in their achievements in Paris, the 2028 games in Los Angeles loom.

00:52In four years, the Olympics return to the United States, but boxing is in doubt.

00:57I definitely hope it stays because I'm still 22, I can't wait to go for another cycle and

01:03change this bronze to a gold.

01:05Nina Kennedy won Australia's first ever women's field gold medal.

01:09World champion's great, Commonwealth champion's great, but there's one thing that on my list

01:14of things I always wanted to do was become the Olympic champion.

01:17If you'd ask me world record or Olympic champ, Olympic champ 100%.

01:22And she has a message to any young athletes pursuing their dreams.

01:25Don't give in, you know I started pole vault 15 years ago and now I'm finally here.

01:30WA's athletes inspiring the next generation.

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