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.
But with the American team having won 44 silvers to China's 27 – they have also won 126 medals overall to China's 91 – they top the medal table for the fourth time in a row.
In a repeat match-up of Saturday's men's final that was won by the star-studded US at France's expense, Team USA trailed 53-51 with five minutes to play.
The occasion provided one last taste of the atmosphere of wild home support in the French capital.
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.
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