On the evening of August 11, Beijing time, all the competitions of the Paris Olympic Games ended. Among the three major balls that have attracted much attention, the traditional sports powerhouse United States once again showed its strength, winning 3 golds, 1 silver and 1 bronze in 6 sports, including gold medals in men's and women's basketball and women's football.
As United States' ace sport at the Olympic Games, the United States men's and women's basketball teams continued their strong performance at this Olympic Games. The men's basketball team won the gold medal despite the fierce impact of Serbia and France in the semifinals and finals respectively. The United States women's basketball team also faced a strong challenge from the host France team in the final, but the United States women's basketball team still narrowly won 67-66 and continued to win the women's Olympic gold medal.
In addition to men's and women's basketball, the United States women's soccer team also won gold medals at the Games. They defeated strong opponents such as Japan, Germany and Brazil in the knockout round and won gold.
In men's and women's volleyball, the United States women's volleyball team, as the defending champions, was swept 0-3 by Italy in the final, but they also managed to stand on the podium for five consecutive Olympic Games. Although the United States men's volleyball team was defeated by Poland in the semifinals, they defeated Italy 3-0 in the third-place match to win a bronze medal.
Of the six events in the three major balls, only the United States men's soccer team did not win a medal. However, the United States men's soccer team at least entered the main Olympic round and qualified from the group, and the results of the top 8 were not too "lagging behind".
Compared with United States, our three major balls are only the Chinese women's basketball team and the Chinese women's volleyball team, standing on the Paris Olympic Games, the women's basketball group is out, and the women's volleyball team stops in the top 8. In terms of the development of the three major balls and the performance of the Olympics, we must acknowledge the gap with United States.