The 8th gold in a row: the 2024 Olympics ended with an impressive achievement. Video

The US women's national basketball team has renewed its unique achievement in terms of gold medals at the Olympic Games. "The Stars and Stripes, having defeated the French hosts in the final of Paris 2024, became 10-time winners of the tournament and triumphed for the eighth time in a row at the Olympics.

This time, however, the Americans had to be seriously nervous, as they beat the French team by only one point - 67:66. The intrigue in this confrontation was present throughout the match, giving the audience one of the most incredible events of the 2024 Games.

The lead was constantly changing in the game. At one point, the U.S. girls managed to take an eight-point lead, but they immediately missed a 10-0 run by their rivals.

At the end of the match, it was the more confident play of the Americans under the backboard that decided everything. After grabbing several important rebounds, they broke the opponents' resistance. Interestingly, this victory allowed America to win the medal standings of the 2024 Games, as it was the basketball players who played for the last set of awards in Paris.

The United States has once again proven its dominance in women's basketball. In the history of the Olympic tournament since 1976, they have missed only two finals - 1980 in Moscow due to a boycott and 1992 in Barcelona. "Only three teams have ever won gold: the USSR and the CIS teams along with the Americans.

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