The United States snatched top spot in the 2024 Olympic medal table as their women's basketball team earned a thrilling victory over hosts France to win the final gold on offer in Paris.
The fearsome US team were in danger of one of the all-time Olympic upsets but won 67-66 to take gold for a record-breaking eighth Games in a row, meaning the US moved level with China's tally of 40 golds in the medal table.
LeBron James, the NBA superstar and men's gold medallist for the US, was courtside, while French President Emmanuel Macron was in the stands in support of the hosts.
The US edged back in front and in a dramatic finale, with the lead at 67-64, Gabby Williams sank a buzzer-beater for France, but it was judged to have come from inches inside the three-point line and that meant the USA won by a point.
The result may have been agonising for France but the game was a fitting finale for these Olympics.
From Leon Marchand in the pool to Keely Hodgkinson on the athletics track and Simone Biles in the vault, 329 medal events have been contested across a thrilling 16 days in the French capital.
Source: BBC
