The Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games will mark the first and record for some teams.
As Idman.biz reports, the press service of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has prepared an article dedicated to this.
Paris 2024 will mark the first time ever that Uzbekistan will have participated in a team sport at an Olympic Games.
Their men's football team will make their Olympic debut at the Parc des Princes on 24 July when they take on Spain in their Group C opener.
The same applies to Azerbaijan after their women's 3x3 basketball team secured a spot at the Games by winning the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Hong Kong earlier this year. The nation's first match of pool play will be on 30 July - also, against Spain.
From 3x3 to 5x5, Team USA's women could make further history on the final day of competition.
Should they win gold at the Bercy Arena on 11 August, it will be the eighth-straight gold medal in the event since they started their astonishing winning run at Atlanta 1996 and would break the record for the most consecutive Olympic gold medals in any team sport.
The current record is tied with the men’s USA basketball team, who won seven golds from 1936 to 1968.
Team USA’s Diana Taurasi already shares the record for the most Olympic golds in a team sport, along with former teammate Sue Bird, with five golds apiece from Athens 2004 through to Tokyo 2020.
However, by competing in her sixth Olympic Games this summer, Taurasi could extend this record-breaking run if Team USA win gold in Paris, where she will become the athlete with the most Olympic gold medals in any team sport.
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