The United States team poses for a picture with their gold medals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Paris Olympics, Day 16 In Pics: USA Women's Thrilling Basketball Win; Gold For Sifan Hassan
The 16th and final day of Paris Olympics witnessed the United States women's basketball team pip France narrowly in a humdinger to clinch their eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal. Earlier in the day, Sifan Hassan won the women's marathon gold, her third distance medal of the Paris Games. Here is a picture gallery of highlights on Day 16 of the Olympics, captured by AP photographers at Paris 2024.
Paris Olympics Basketball: United States team poses for a picture with their gold medals | Photo: AP/Michael Conroy
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Paris Olympics Handball: Denmark players celebrate their victory after the gold medal match against Germany | Photo: AP/Brian Inganga
Denmark players toss Denmark goalkeeper Niklas Landin Jacobsen in the air as they celebrate their victory after the gold medal handball match between Germany and Denmark at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France.
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Paris Olympics water polo: Gold medal match between Serbia and Croatia | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
Serbia's players get prepared for the men's water polo gold medal match between Serbia and Croatia, at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Paris Olympics wrestling: Women's freestyle 76kg bronze medal match | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko
Colombia's Tatiana Renteria Renteria celebrates after defeating Ecuador's Genesis Rosangela Reasco Valdez in their women's freestyle 76kg bronze medal wrestling match, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Paris Olympics women's volleyball: Gold medal match between the United States and Italy | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
Myriam Sylla of Italy celebrates during a gold medal women's volleyball match between the United States of America and Italy at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Paris Olympics weightlifting: Nurul Akmal of Indonesia competes during the women's +81kg event | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
Nurul Akmal of Indonesia competes during the women's +81kg weightlifting event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Paris Olympics women's marathon: Sifan Hassan, of the Netherlands, celebrates after winning the gold medal | Photo: AP/Vadim Ghirda
Sifan Hassan, of the Netherlands, celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the gold medal at the end of the women's marathon competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Paris Olympics women's basketball: Gold medal match between United States and France | Photo: AP/Mark J. Terrill
United States' Napheesa Collier (11) and Marieme Badiane (22), of France, during a women's gold medal basketball game between the United States and France at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Paris Olympics women's freestyle 76kg final wrestling: Japan's Yuka Kagami celebrates winning gold | Photo: AP/Eugene Hoshiko
Japan's Yuka Kagami celebrates after defeating Kennedy Alexis Blades, of the United States, in their women's freestyle 76kg final wrestling match, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Paris Olympics: Men's water polo gold medal match between Serbia and Croatia | Photo: AP/Luca Bruno
Croatia's Rino Buric attempts to score during the men's water polo gold medal match between Serbia and Croatia, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.
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Paris Olympics Modern Pentathlon: France's Marie Oteiza competing in the women's individual riding show | Photo: AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy
France's Marie Oteiza falls while riding Babouchka de la Bride IFCE during the final riding show of the women's individual in the modern pentathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Versailles, France.
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Paris Olympics weightlifting: Lisseth Betzaida Ayovi Cabezas of Ecuador competes in women's +81kg weightlifting event | Photo: AP/Kin Cheung
Lisseth Betzaida Ayovi Cabezas of Ecuador reacts during the women's +81kg weightlifting event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France.
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Paris 2024: Women's volleyball gold medal match United States vs Italy | Photo: AP/Alessandra Tarantino
Jordan Larson of the United States, and Haleigh Washington of the United States, reacts behind the net during a gold medal women's volleyball match between the United States of America and Italy at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Paris Olympics Cycling: Luca Spiegel of Germany crashes during men's keirin event | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
Luca Spiegel of Germany crashes during the men's keirin event, at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Paris 2024 Olympics: Women's basketball final United States vs France | Photo: AP/Michael Conroy
United States' A'ja Wilson (9) grabs a loose ball in front of Janelle Salaun (13), of France, during a women's gold medal basketball game at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Paris Olympics: Men's handball bronze medal match between Spain and Slovenia | Photo: AP/Aaron Favila
Spain's Agustin Casado is in action during the bronze medal handball match between Spain and Slovenia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France.
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