The Australian Opals women’s basketball team represented their country brilliantly on the world stage by winning a silver medal in Beijing, says NBL interim Chief Executive Officer Chuck Harmison.

Despite the Opals’ eventual loss in the gold medal game to defending Olympic champion the USA, who went undefeated through the tournament, Harmison said the magnitude of the Opals’ achievement should not go unrecognised.

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After steamrolling the competition and charging into the final as huge favourites, Team USA had to put on an incredible shooting performance to win 118-107.

Mike Krzyzewski’s team hit a phenomenal 13 of 28 (46%) from three-point range with Dwyane Wade nailing four on the way to a game-high 27 points.

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The United States tore apart Australia 92-65 on Saturday to capture their fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal.

The Americans, who settled for a bronze at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, hit back with a vengeance this summer by routing all of their opponents at the Beijing Games.

The USA women have now won 33 games in a row at the Olympics with gold medal wins over Australia in Sydney (2000) and Athens (2004).

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