Reuters
Rio de Janeiro, August 21: The United States women’s basketball team thumped Spain 101-72 to claim a sixth straight gold medal here Saturday to rubber-stamp their credentials as one of the greatest Olympic sporting dynasties of all time. With the win, the US eves took their record to 49-0 at the Olympics. Only two other teams can claim such a run of domination in an Olympic team sport. The US men’s basketball team earned seven consecutive gold medals from 1936-1968 while India claimed six-straight men’s field hockey titles from 1928-1956
Diana Taurasi and Lindsay Whalen paced the US on the scoreboard, pouring in 17 points apiece, while Maya Moore potted 14.