The USA ladies’s crew began their Olympic title defence with a dominant 26-point win over Japan.
It was a repeat of the Tokyo 2020 ultimate, through which Japan secured their first ever basketball Olympic medal.
Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson registered 24 factors of USA’s 102-76 win.
The American squad mixed have 15 Olympic gold medals and 18 Fiba Girls’s World Cup titles, with all 12 gamers having both received an Olympic or World Cup gold medal.
Their victory on Monday means they’re on a 56-game unbeaten Olympic streak, having received 9 out of the 12 Olympic golds which were awarded.
They are going to face Belgium subsequent, on Thursday, earlier than enjoying Germany for a spot within the quarter-finals.
