US women's basketball team makes Olympic final, targets 7th consecutive gold

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - The US women's national basketball team qualified for the Olympic final at Tokyo 2020 over a large win against Serbia by 79-59 on Friday.

American center Brittney Griner led Team USA with 15 points. In addition, the 30-year-old had 12 rebounds to post a "double-double".

Her teammate Chelsea Gray scored 14 points.

US power forward Breanna Stewart scored 12 points and took 10 rebounds.

Serbian point guard Yvonne Anderson racked up 15 points.

She was the only Serbian player to score double digits.

US will face Japan or France in the gold medal game on Aug. 8.

Serbia will play for bronze on Aug. 7.

- Team USA eye 7th consecutive Olympic gold

Having secured the final berth in Tokyo 2020, Team USA are now targeting their seventh consecutive gold in Olympics as they secured the top position on the podium from 1996 to 2016.

Team USA had a bronze at 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Before Barcelona 1992, Team USA had won two gold medals in 1984 and 1988 Games, as well as a silver in Montreal 1976.

Following the games in Montreal, US did not join the 1980 Summer Olympics to boycott the games in Moscow for political reasons.