All-conquering US win seventh straight women's Olympic basketball title

They went to half-time with a 50-39 lead and there was no stopping them, with a valiant Japan settling for second-place and a best-ever Olympic finish.

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Breanna Stewart #10 of the USA Women's National Team high fives Diana Taurasi #12 of the USA Women's National Team during the Gold Medal Game of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. AFP PHOTO
By NewVision Reporter
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A rampant United States swept past Japan to their seventh straight women's basketball crown Sunday, with Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi collecting their fifth Olympic gold medals to cap remarkable

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