US Beats Japan in Women’s Basketball, Wins 7th Straight Olympic Gold

Team USA celebrates winning the gold medal against Japan in the women's basketball gold medal match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, on Aug. 8, 2021. James Lang/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters

TOKYO—Team USA extended a historic run of championships in Olympic women’s basketball on Sunday, winning the gold against home team Japan in their first-ever medal match.

The United States’ women earned their seventh-straight gold in the 90–75 victory at the Saitama Super Arena, north of Tokyo. Brittney Griner, who plays for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, led Team USA with 30 points.