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Dolson and company help U.S. clinch gold in women s 3-on-3
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TOKYO - Their scrapbooks and trophy cases are filled with memories from Final Fours, national titles, All-America honors and even some impressive showings in the pros.
Now, they have Olympic gold medals to go with all that.
The U.S. team of Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young took an early lead against the team from Russia, then held on for an 18-15 victory Wednesday to win the title in the debut of 3-on-3 basketball at the Olympics.
“In 10 years, we’ll look back and say ‘Damn, we did that,’“ Dolson said. ”Hopefully we started something.”
28.07.2021,
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Victorieuse du Comité Olympique Russe en finale de ce tournoi de basket 3x3 masculin, la Lettonie remporte la toute première médaille olympique de Basket 3x3. En petite finale, la Serbie a pris le meilleur de la Belgique pour s’emparer de la médaille de bronze.
Après avoir été menée pendant plus de la moitié de la finale, la Lettonie s est finalement imposée 21 à 18 face à l équipe du Comité Olympique Russe (ROC). Les Lettons remportent donc la toute première médaille olympique de basket 3x3 de l histoire des Jeux Olympiques.
July 28, 2021
United States’ Stefanie Dolson (13), Jacquelyn Young (8), Kelsey Plum (5) and Allisha Gray celebrate after defeating Russian Olympic Committee in a women’s 3-on-3 gold medal basketball game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
TOKYO (AP) Their scrapbooks and trophy cases are filled with memories from Final Fours, national titles, All-America honors and even some impressive showings in the pros.
Now, they have Olympic gold medals to go with all that.
The U.S. team of Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young have won the first women’s gold medal in the new Olympic sport of 3-on-3 basketball.