The American basketball team has become Olympic champion for the fifth time in a row. In the final, the NBA stars defeated host country France 98-87.
At halftime the score was 49-41. In the third quarter the Americans seemed to get into trouble for a moment, but in the last quarter the difference between the two countries was too big. Stephen Curry was good for 24 points. The Frenchman Victor Wembanyama, also active in the NBA, made 26.