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The United States rallied from 10 points down in the third quarter to beat France 67-66 in a women’s basketball final thriller and claim the last gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Sunday. France almost levelled with the buzzer to force overtime but Gabby Williams had stepped just inside the three-point line, making the basket only worth two points. That clinched a 61st match win in a row for the American team who got their eighth straight gold for an Olympic team event record. The last defeat was in the 1992 semi-finals against the Commonwealth of Independent States. “We were just resilient …

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