IOC President Officially Closes Tokyo 2020
(Tokyo, Japan) — International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach declared the Tokyo Olympics officially closed after the French flag was raised inside Olympic Stadium for the transition to Paris 2024. After a short performance in the stadium, which featured an opera singer performing the International Olympic Committee anthem, the cauldron closed around the Olympic flame to extinguish it.
>>United States Closes Olympics With Most Medals
(Tokyo, Japan) — The United States of America closed out the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the top of the medal count after winning a total of 113 medals. China placed second after winning 88 medals followed by the Russian Olympic Committee in third place with 71 total medals. The U.S. also finished the Summer Games with the most gold medals with 39. China was a close second place with 38 gold while the host country of Japan finished in third place with 27 gold medals.
>>U.S. Women’s Basketball Wins Gold
(Tokyo, Japan) — The U.S. women’s basketball team finished the 2020 Summer Games with a perfect record after taking down Japan 90-75 to win the gold medal. Brittney Griner led the way on offense for Team USA as she scored 30 points. Breanna Stewart chipped in by grabbing 14 rebounds and Diana Taurasi led the team in assists with eight. Japan would have to settle for the silver medal and France took home the bronze.
>>Sue Bird Confirms Tokyo 2020 As Final Trip To Olympic Games
(Tokyo, Japan) — After winning a fifth straight Olympic gold medal with the U.S. women’s basketball team Sue Bird confirmed that Tokyo 2020 would be her final trip to the Summer Games. Longtime teammate Diana Taurasi also spoke about her final trip to the Olympics but did jokingly leave a chance that she could return in Paris in 2024.
>>Final Olympic Games For U.S. Women’s Basketball Head Coach
(Tokyo, Japan) — After more than three decades of association with USA Basketball, women’s head coach Dawn Staley confirmed that Tokyo 2020 was her final Olympic Games. Staley is the second woman to win a gold medal as a player and coach after she took home the gold during the 1984 and 1988 Olympics while playing and the 2008 gold as the team’s head coach. Only UConn head coach Geno Auriemma has coached a U.S. women’s national team in two Olympics.
