Olympic basketball: USA tops Paris medal table after women’s dramatic win over France

The United States grabbed first place 2024 Olympic medal table as their women’s basketball team achieved a thrilling victory over athletes France to win the final gold on offer in Paris.

A formidable US team was on the brink of an all-time Olympic upset but prevailed 67-66 to claim gold for a record-breaking eighth straight games, meaning the US moved within China’s tally of 40 golds on the medal tally. .

But with the American team having won 44 silvers to the Chinese’s 27 – they have also received 126 medals compared to the Chinese’s 91 – they have topped the table for the fourth time in a row.

In a rematch of Saturday’s men’s final won by the star-studded US at the expense of France, Team USA trailed 53-51 with five minutes to play.

This event provided the last taste of the atmosphere of wild home support in the French capital.

LeBron James, NBA star and US men’s gold medalist, was courtside, while French President Emmanuel Macron was on the ropes supporting the athletes.

The US went back in front again in a dramatic final, leading 67-64, Gabby Williams sank a buzzer-beater in France, but was ruled to have come up inches from the three-point line and that meant USA. won by a point.