Paris Olympics: Top five stories from day 15 of the 2024 Games

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On day 15 of the Paris Olympics, the United States secured gold medals in women's football and men's basketball, while Great Britain achieved notable success with six medals across various sports. GB's artistic swimming duo, Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe, made history by winning silver, marking the nation's first medal in the event.

Noah Williams added a bronze in men's 10m platform diving, and Caden Cunningham narrowly missed gold in taekwondo, finishing with silver. Georgia Bell set a British record in the 1500m, contributing to GB's total of 63 medals, just one short of their Tokyo 2020 tally.

With one day remaining, Team GB is positioned sixth in the medal table, aiming to surpass their record of 67 medals from the Rio 2016 Games by potentially winning five more medals on the final day.