The U.S. women's basketball team secured the final gold medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics, leading to a historic 40-40 gold medal tie with China.
Kahleah Copper, A'ja Wilson, and the United States women's basketball team were awarded the 2024 Paris Olympics' final gold medal sealing a 40-40 tie atop the medal count standings with China.It marks the first time in Summer Olympic history that a tie has occurred. The only previous Olympic gold medal tie occurred in the Winter Games in 1948 between Norway and Sweden.However, the United States ran away with the total medal count victory with 126 medals.
Noah Lyles highlighted the men's events winning the 100-meter with the help of a body lean in a photo finish.Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Gabby Thomas led the U.S. to wins in the women's 4x400 and 4x100 to end the American's dominant run at this year's games.Swimming had a down year. Typically, the United States wins around 10 gold medals and this year they won eight.
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