On August 11th, the women’s basketball final at the Paris Olympics saw the US women’s basketball team and the French women’s basketball team battling until the very last second. Ultimately, the US women’s basketball team narrowly won with a score of 67-66, securing their eighth consecutive Olympic title. Meanwhile, 42-year-old US veteran Diana Taurasi achieved the remarkable feat of winning her sixth consecutive title.
42-year-old Taurasi publicly stated during this Olympic Games that this would be her last Olympics. In her previous five participations, Taurasi had won all the titles.
In this Paris Olympics, Taurasi made five appearances, scoring only 5 points, grabbing 4 rebounds, providing 6 assists, and making 1 steal.
In the game against the French women’s basketball team, Taurasi did not get playing time, but this did not detract from her epic achievement of winning six consecutive Olympic titles.
Taurasi ultimately played 43 games in the Olympics, ranking first in history, scored 419 points ranking fourth in the history of Olympic women’s basketball, made 140 field goals ranking fourth in history, and hit 79 three-pointers ranking first in history.