TOKYO — The United States men’s basketball team lost to France in the group stages, but beat that team when it counted most, on Saturday in the gold medal game, 87-82. A third-inning solo shot by Munetaka Murakami of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows was all Japan ended up needing in its 2-0 victory over the U.S. in the baseball gold medal game. In track, the United States swept the 4x400-meter relays, with Allyson Felix winning medal No. 11, surpassing Carl Lewis for the American record in the sport. The U.S. men followed suit by winning their 4x400-meter race, two days after they failed to make the final of the 4x100 relay thanks to a flubbed baton pass.

Source: New York Times August 07, 2021 19:41 UTC