The USA women’s basketball team won its 8th straight title Olympics gold medal, beating host France by the narrowest of margins: 1 point. Team USA won 67 to 66 in a hotly contested final game.
The victory was the closest the United States has come to an Olympic gold medal since the 1988 Games when they beat Yugoslavia by seven points.
With Sunday’s victory, the American women’s streak extends to 61 straight victories in Olympic competition. It also breaks a tie with the U.S. men’s program that won seven in a row from 1936-68.
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