PARIS, Aug 11 (Bernama-dpa) -- The United States (US) beat France 67-66 in the women's basketball final to claim the last gold medal of the Paris Olympics, German Press Agency (dpa) reported.
It was the 61st match win in a row for the American team who got their eighth straight gold for an Olympic team event record.
But is was a tight affair as the US had to rally from 10 points down in the third quarter. France almost levelled with the buzzer to force overtime but Gabby Williams had stepped just inside the three-point line.
A'ja Wilson led the way with 21 points for the US team which last lost a match in the 1992 semi-finals against the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The victory saw the US top the final Paris medal table with a 40-44-42 haul, edging China who had 40-27-24.
-- Bernama-dpa
TAGS: Paris 2024, Olympic, basketball, last gold, final
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