The Dutch 3×3 men’s basketball players won a historic gold medal at the Olympics with an 18-17 win over France in the dying seconds of the game on Monday evening.

Worthy de Jong won the match with a two pointer on the buzzer after first being responsible for the 16-16 that had made overtime necessary.

NOOOOOOOOOOON Worthy De Jong qui crucifie l’équipe de France … pic.twitter.com/rvEDkcWWGf

— Clutch 👑 (@Clutch__Zone) August 5, 2024

Earlier on Monday evening defending title holder Sifan Hassan took the bronze medal in the 5,000 metres, after the disqualification of Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon was reversed. Beatrice Chebet of Kenya took the gold.

Kipyegon was disqualified following a collision with Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia in the early stages of the race but was later reinstated, pushing Hassan back down in to the bronze medal position.

Hassan takes part in the 10,000 metres on Friday and in the marathon on Sunday, the last day of the games.

Earlier in the day it became clear that Marit Bouwmeester was certain of the gold medal in the ILCA 6 sailing event, after building up such a lead that she cannot be overtaken in Tuesday’s medal race.

Denmark’s Anne-Marie Rindom had been the only sailor with a chance of catching the Dutchwoman, who is 36 and first took the title in Rio in 2016.

On the hockey pitch, the Dutch women’s team beat Britain 3-1 in the quarter finals and will now meet Argentina in the semis later in the week. The Dutch are defending Olympic champions and hot favourites for the title.