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August 22, 2016

U.S. Boxer Makes History on Last Day of Rio Games
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The 2016 Summer Olympics held their closing ceremony in Rio on Sunday,
but not before one more U.S. athlete made history. Twenty-one-year-old
Claressa Shields of Flint, Michigan, won her second consecutive gold
medal in boxing-the first U.S. woman to do so. The U.S. men's basketball
team also continued their Olympic dominance on Sunday, taking gold for
the sixth time in seven Games. On Saturday, the U.S. women's basketball
team won their sixth straight gold medal. The women's team has not lost
an Olympic basketball game since 1992.
Topics:Olympics

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