Relive the moments of the medal ceremony of the 2016 Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil through these photos from FIBA.com.
The United States once again swept the tournament en route to winning its sixth consecutive gold medal in the games. The run also saw future Hall of Famers Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, and Diana Taurasi secure their fourth Olympic gold medals, tying Lisa Leslie and Teresa Edwards as the only Olympians -- male or female -- to win four golds in basketball.
Spain copped silver, which is the country's first medal in women's basketball after four appearances, while Serbia capped its respectable debut by winning the bronze medal.
"It’s huge. It says a lot about the people the run USA Basketball. It says a lot about the youth in our country that when you put this jersey on, there’s a level and it’s not necessarily just basketball, it’s a way to be a great teammate. We showed that in this tournament." - Diana Taurasi on legacy, via USA Basketball
"It’s been quite the journey – shed some tears earlier. This is just an amazing group of ladies. I had such a good time, getting to know them and playing with them, to the practices to the games. It’s just been fun." - Tamika Catchings on gold medal match, via USA Basketball
"It seems like a really long time ago and in some ways it is. We knew the three of us were on that team to learn, to see what it meant to represent the United States at an Olympic event and to take the torch and run with it. We were really lucky to have the older players, the veteran players on that team, show us. Both with their play and with their words. We saw Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes, Dawn Staley, Tina Thompson, these are Hall of Fame players, we saw them not care about points, not care about rebounds, not care about any stat on the state sheet and only care about the gold medal. And we learned from that. I think hopefully we’ve done them proud as well, because that’s exactly how we played in each of the Olympics that we’ve been in. We just go out there and try to win." - Sue Bird on her Olympic journey, via USA Basketball
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