The American basketball player set a unique Olympic record that will be difficult to break US NEWS

In the final basketball match at the 2024 Olympics, the women’s national teams of France and the USA met, the Americans won with a score of 67:66.
Diana Taurazi became the most successful basketball player in the history of the Olympics, winning the “gold” for the sixth time.
At the Olympics in Paris, a record for victories was also set among men, where Kevin Durant became the Olympic champion for the fourth time.

On Sunday, August 11, the XXXIII Summer Olympic Games in Paris ended. The last set of medals at the tournament was played in the final basketball match between the women’s national teams of France and the United States.

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The American women won a narrow victory with a score of 67:66. This allowed their country to overtake China at the last moment and win the overall medal count at the 2024 Olympics.

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A legendary record

In addition to national and team success, it also became special on an individual level for one of the participants of the match. It is about 42-year-old Diana Taurazi.

For the American, this “gold” is already the sixth in her career at the Olympic Games. The experienced athlete became the most titled basketball player in the history of the Olympics.

Previously, Taurazi became the champion in Athens-2004, Beijing-2008, London-2012, Rio-2016 and Tokyo-2020.

We will remind that at the Games in Paris, an absolute record was set for victories at the Olympics and among men. Basketball player Kevin Durant became the Olympic champion for the fourth time.