which tied the longest streak in any olympic team sport beating japan in the final. brittney griner setting a gold medal game record scoring 30 points to lead the team. and the usa basketball legends playing their final game together for the team, they go out winning their fifth gold medal which is the most by any player man or woman in olympic basketball history. so the u.s. hasn t lost a game in the olympics since 1992, 55 wins in a row, half of the team wasn t even born the last time they lost a game. just an incredible written from the women s basketball team. and elliott also winning the marathon on the last day of the competition by more than 80 sep seconds, largest margin since 1972.
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the us women s basketball team win its seventh consecutive gold medal with a 90 75 victory over home teamjapan. in other news: reports from northern afghanistan say there s heavy fighting in the city of kunduz, where government forces are trying to push back taliban militants. new changes to the uk s covid travel restrictions come into force. thousands flee their homes in greece as forest fires burn out of control the country faces its most intense heatwave in more than 30 years. and, thousands take to the streets of amsterdam as the city marks the 25th anniversary of its first gay pride parade. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. great britain have won two more gold medals on the final great britain have won two more gold medals on the final day great britain have won two more gold medals on the final day of competition in tokyo. 65 medals in total which matches their achievement at london 2012. what a finish it was forjason kenny, the first british man to win
and we are down to the final competitions of the 2020 summer olympics. only a few hours remain before the closing ceremony brings the games to an end. andy shoals is here in atlanta with the very latest. good to see you, andy. the u.s. women s basketball team wins gold yet again. i mean, this is quite a dynasty. it certainly is, michael. this is the second straight gold medal for the women s usa basketball team which ties the longest gold medal streak in any sport. brittney griner scoring 30 points to lead the team. basketball legends sue bird and diana taurasi playing their final game together. they go out winning their fifth gold medal, the most by anybody,
this is bbc news i m lucy hocking in tokyo on the closing day of the olympics. i m mariko outside the stadium. we will be looking back at what the games have meant forjapan. team gb cyclist jason kenny successfully defends his keirin title to become the first briton to win seven olympic gold medals. lauren price wins the women s middleweight final becoming the us women s basketball team win its seventh consecutive gold medal with a 90 75 victory over home teamjapan. in other news: reports from northern afghanistan say there s heavy fighting in the city of kunduz,
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