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USA's #09 A'ja Wilson goes to the basket past France's #22 Marieme Badiane in the women's Gold Medal basketball match between France and the USA during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris on August 11, 2024. Paris, France—The United States held off France 67-66 to win an unprecedented eighth successive women’s Olympic basketball gold on Sunday and extend their run of victories at the tournament to 61 games.
The US secured their 40th gold of the Paris Games in the final event of the competition, pipping China to the top the medals table by virtue of winning more silvers. Williams trimmed the gap to a point with a three early in the second period before a basket from Valeriane Ayayi tied the game at 20-20.
The US to hit back to lead 45-43 going into the final quarter, with Kelsey Plum connecting on a pair of threes—one after Johannes took a nasty blow from Wilson that went unpunished, to France’s fury.
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