The United States topped the final medal table at the Paris 2024 Olympics despite being tied with China on 40 golds.
The Americans finished the Games with 126 medals, including 44 silver, compared to 91 for China, including 27 silver, after the end of the last competition, which witnessed the crowning of the US women in the basketball competition, which decided the overall ranking in America’s favor after it tied with China in the same number of gold medals, so the final ranking of the Paris Olympics was decided in America’s favor in the last competitions of the last day of the largest global event.
The US basketball team won the Olympic title for the eighth consecutive time and the tenth out of 12 participations, a day after the men’s team won the fifth consecutive title by also defeating France in the final.
In a repeat of the 2012 final in London, when they won 86-50, the US team faced France on Sunday, but the match was much more difficult and was not decided until the last second due to the title holders’ poor shooting (19 successful attempts out of 56) and frequent ball losses (19 turnovers).
The Paris final was the toughest for the Americans since their second title in 1988 in Seoul, when they beat Yugoslavia by 7 points, 77-70.
Despite sitting on the bench for the entire match, Diana Turazi, 42, made history by winning her sixth gold medal in an unprecedented Olympic achievement in team sports for both men and women.
In the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron and members of the French and US men’s national teams, Aja Wilson led the Americans with 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Kelsey Plum added 12, while on the other side, Gabby Williams shone with 19.
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