U.S. Women's Basketball Team Clinches Gold at Paris Olympics

The U.S. women's basketball team secured gold at the Paris Olympics, helping the U.S. tie China with 40 gold medals. The United States led the overall medal count with 126, followed by China with 91. This victory marks the eighth consecutive gold for U.S. women's basketball at the Olympics.

The U.S. women's basketball team held off France on Sunday to win gold in the final event of the Paris Olympics, a crucial victory that helped the Americans tie China for the most gold medals, with 40.

The United States dominated the total medal count, bringing home 126 medals, including 42 silver and 44 bronze. Despite a lost bronze medal in women's floor gymnastics due to reallocation, the U.S. still topped China, which finished with 91 total medals. Japan and Great Britain followed with 45 and 65 medals, respectively.

This win marks the eighth consecutive gold medal for U.S. women’s basketball at the Olympics. The Americans also clinched silver in women's freestyle wrestling, women's volleyball, and a bronze in men's water polo on the final day of competitions. The previous Olympic games in Tokyo and Rio saw the U.S. leading the gold medal counts as well.