RIO DE JANEIRO - There has never been an Olympic dynasty quite like the US women's basketball team, which seeks a sixth consecutive gold medal in Rio to complete two decades of global domination. "Those last two games, semifinal and final, will take care of themselves if we do everything else along the way. The US women already own the longest gold medal streak for any women's Olympic team sport, Canada's ice hockey and Russia's synchronized swimmers having four-gold streaks. Add in 1984 and 1988 gold medals and the US mark is 55-1 with seven of the past eight Olympic titles. US coach Geno Auriemma could feel the tension of the Olympic history and legacy in 2012 at London in his first Games semi-final when Australia led 47-43 at half-time.

Source: Bangkok Post July 26, 2016 02:37 UTC