Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Basketball - Men - Gold medal match - France v United States - Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan - August 7, 2021. Kevin Durant of the United States celebrates after winning the match against France REUTERS/Brian Snyder
SAITAMA (Reuters) - Team USA continued its dominance in Olympic basketball in the Tokyo Games, extending record championship runs for men and women and earning an inaugural gold in the debut of 3x3 ball https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2020-bk3/olympics-basketball-3x3-u-s-women-latvia-men-grab-first-golds-in-games-debut-idUSKBN2EY1A5.
Margins of victory were narrow in these Games, said Andreas Zagklis, the head of organising body FIBA, leading to last-second heroics, such as a critical block by France's Nicolas Batum and a clutch jumper by Latvia's Karlis Lasmanis .
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