The United States won the Paris Olympics by five centimeters

It was the last game of the women’s basketball finals. France’s last chance forced overtime, and Gabby Williams converted his shot as the clock expired. However, the Frenchwoman stepped to the three-point line and her basket was worth two, giving the US team the Olympic title 67 to 66. And it’s up to five centimeters – the thickness line – and in the final event of Paris 2024, the Americans will climb to the highest position on the podium for the 40th time and take first place in the overall medal table at the Olympics.

This is the first time in the history of the modern Olympic Games (since 1896) that the number of gold medals has been equal. Until this Sunday, there had been only two editions with gold separating the top two: 1896, when the United States beat Greece 11 to 10; And in 2020, when the Americans won again, this time he scored 39 golds against 38 for China.

In the overall medal tally, the United States topped the list with more silvers than China. In total, the American delegation accumulated 126 medals: 40 gold, 44 silver and 42 bronze. The Chinese were 40, 27 and 24 respectively (91 in total). Brazil finished 20th with 3 gold, 7 silver and 10 bronze.