Olympics 2024: USA girls’s basketball staff rallies to win eighth straight gold medal

USA captured their eighth consecutive Olympic title in girls’s basketball after edging out hosts France 67-66 in Paris on the ultimate day of the Video games.

The Individuals have been up 67-64 with 3.9 seconds left after Kahleah Copper hit two free throws.

Marine Johannes introduced the ball up the court docket to Gabby Williams who caught the ball simply contained in the three-point line and banked in over the outstretched arms of Breanna Srewart for the ultimate margin.

There was a quick delay earlier than the officers signalled that it was a two-point shot, which led to the start of a celebration and a number of joyful hugs for the Individuals and left the French gamers standing in disbelief as they fell simply brief.

“It is wonderful. It really is a dynasty that we now have constructed right here at USAB has been unimaginable,” stated A’ja Wilson, who scored 21 factors. “And I’m so pleased with the resilience that my staff confirmed. We may have fumbled it many occasions, however we pulled by. To say I’m a two-time gold medallist, I’m so blessed.”

“Gabby hit some nice photographs down the top, powerful photographs,” Wilson continued. “We understood what we had in our locker room and leaning on one another and speaking to 1 one other and believing that we believed in one another and that is the best factor about it.”

The American gamers celebrated the win with the celebrities sitting courtside that included males’s basketball gamers LeBron James, Bam Adebayo, Derrick White, together with greats Lisa Leslie, Sue Fowl and Daybreak Staley.

The victory gave Diana Taurasi a sixth consecutive gold medal, making her essentially the most adorned basketball participant in Olympic historical past, forward of long-time teammate Sue Fowl, who received 5.

USA had trailed China by a single gold medal going into the ultimate however knew victory would see them high the desk as a result of they’d extra silver medals (44 to 27).

In addition they topped the desk by way of total medals received (126), forward of China (91) and Crew GB (65). France completed with 64 medals of their dwelling video games.

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