A'ja Wilson scored 21 points to help the U.S. women's basketball team hang on to beat France for their eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal.
United States' A'ja Wilson shoots for a basket during the gold medal game against France at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Sunday in Paris, France.PARIS — The U.S. women’s basketball team had to overcome its greatest challenge in 32 years before extending the Americans’ unprecedented run to eight straight Olympic gold medals. Led by A’ja Wilson, Sunday they came away with another victory at the Paris Games.Wilson scored 21 points and the U.S.
The eight straight golds broke a tie with the American men’s program that won seven in a row from 1936-68. The women’s victory came less than 24 hours after the U.S. men’s teamin the title game. This was the first time in Olympic history that both gold medal games featured the same two teams.The Americans were up 67-64 with 3.9 seconds left after Kahleah Copper hit two free throws.
The American players went celebrate with the celebrities sitting courtside that included men’s basketball players LeBron James, Bam Adebayo, Derrick White, along with U.S. women’s greats Lisa Leslie, Sue Bird and Dawn Staley.
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