TOKYO (AP) Maddie Musselman held her phone out, and the U.S. women's water polo team gathered for a picture on the top step of the podium. It was a familiar scene. The dynasty is alive and well.
TOKYO (AP) The second to last day of competition at the Tokyo Olympics produced a gold medal bonanza for the United States. The Americans kept up their domination in men's basketball and women's water polo with gold medal victories in both on Saturday, and Allyson Felix won her 11th career medal with a gold one as part of the U.S.
Olympics Latest: China women win table tennis again
August 5, 2021 GMT
MEDAL ALERT
China’s women continued their table tennis dominance, winning their fourth straight gold in the team event with a 3-0 win over Japan.
First-time Olympians Chen Meng and Wang Manyu beat Kasumi Ishikawa and Miu Hirano 3-1 in the opening match, and then World No. 2 Sun Yingsha topped third-ranked Mima Ito 3-1 in the second match.
Wang closed out the sweep by beating mixed doubles silver medalist Shiwen Liu 3-0. China has taken ever gold in the women’s team event since it started at the 2008 Beijing Games. It didn’t drop a single match in this year’s tournament.