Ezi Magbegor scored 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Australia won the Olympic women’s basketball bronze medal by beating Belgium 85-81. The Opals take home their first Olympic medal in this sport since bronze at the 2012 London Games. Forty-three-year-old center Lauren Jackson now has five Olympic medals.
The Australia bench reacts during a women’s bronze medal basketball game at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France . Alanna Smith , of Australia , reacts during a women’s bronze medal basketball game at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France .
It’s the Opals’ first Olympic medal since taking bronze at the 2012 London Games. This is Australia’s third bronze to go with the three silvers won in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Tess Madgen sealed the bronze by knocking down four free throws in the final 16 seconds as her teammates started jumping with excitement on the bench. As soon as the buzzer sounded, they huddled, leaping and celebrating.
That the Cats even made the medal round was amazing. Belgium opened the Paris Games with losses to Germany, then the U.S. in the next game. That left theOlympic schedule of events.
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