Spain beat Olympics hosts France 5-3 to win gold in men's football in extra time Friday.
Enzo Millot scored the opener for France in minute 11 at Paris' Parc des Princes.
Spain's Fermin Lopez scored twice before teammate Alex Baena curled a freekick to make it 3-1 before the clock hit 30 minutes.
France tied the match with goals by Maghnes Akliouche and Jean-Philippe Mateta in the second half.
Substitute Sergio Camello scored twice in extra time and became the hero as Spain won the Olympic title in Paris. France took silver at home.
On the women's side, Germany won the bronze medal match with a 1-0 shutout of Spain at Lyon Stadium as Giulia Gwinn scored on a penalty.
Kenya's Chebet wins women's 10,000-meter to complete Olympic double
Beatrice Chebet from Kenya won the women’s 10,000m in 30 minutes and 43.25 seconds at Stade de France.
Chebet beat Italy’s Nadia Battocletti and Dutch athlete Sifan Hassan to complete an Olympic double after winning the 5,000 meters Monday at the Paris Games.
Battocletti settled for silver, and Hassan bronze in the final.
In addition, Marileidy Paulino from the Dominican Republic won the women's 400m in style, while setting an Olympic record.
Paulino clinched the title in a time of 48.17 seconds to break the record set by France's Marie-Jose Perec, who ran the race in 48.25 seconds at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain returned home with silver, and Poland's Natalia Kaczmarek took bronze in the final in Paris.
Rai Benjamin of the US beat Norway's Karsten Warholm to win the men's 400m hurdles in 46.46 seconds. Warholm crossed the finish line in 47.06.
Brazil's Alison dos Santos secured bronze after he came third.
Women's basketball final: France vs. USA
The women's basketball gold medal game is set as France will take on Team USA in Sunday's final at Paris' Bercy Arena.
The American women hammered Australia 85-64 in the semifinal on Friday, while France beat Belgium 81-75 in overtime.
Belgium and Australia will vie for the bronze medal before Sunday's final.
The Paris 2024 will end on Sunday.
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