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Despite Emma Meesseman’s best efforts — including the game-tying 3 in the final seconds to force overtime — France is moving on to a second gold medal matchup with the United States.

The Podium: An NBC Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Join us for insider coverage during the intense competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Throughout the Paris Olympics, we’ll bring you deep into the stories and events that have you know and those you’ll be hard-pressed to forget.

Watch Team USA’s athletes go from hopeful children to Olympic stars.

Olivia Reeves, 21, born three years after Tara Notts won Team USA’s last weightlifting gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, topped the women’s 71kg (156 lbs.) competition at the 2024 Paris Games Friday.

Results, updates and latest news from Day 14 of competition at the 2024 Paris Olympic on Friday, Aug. 9.

Tennis superstars Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz meet in a final once again, this time with a gold medal on the line, where the Serbian would finally claim the title of Olympic champion.

Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli of Switzerland muscled past Australia’s Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho (21-17, 21-15) to win bronze in the Olympic women’s beach volleyball tournament in Paris on Friday.

In a match made for the history books — a rematch of the 2008 Olympic final in Beijing — the Netherlands rallied late from a one-goal deficit to defeat China in a shootout to win its second straight gold. The Netherlands was also victorious in the 2008 final.

Tournament favorites Ana Patricia and Duda of Brazil defeated Canada’s Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes in three sets, winning the country’s first women’s beach volleyball gold medal since 1996.

The men’s soccer tournament saved the best match for last as Spain defeated France 5-3 to win the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.